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Great question! In our library, as in most other academic libraries, we use the Library of Congress Classification System (LC System) for organizing our materials. So, whether you're using our library, CSU Stanislaus, or another college or university you'll find materials organized the same way. To learn more about the LC Classification System, you might want to check out the link from the University System of Georgia, "Library of Congress Classification System."

Using the LC System makes it easy for you to find materials, because it means that we shelf everything by subject. So, if you find a book that is useful for your research, be sure to look to the right and left of and you'll probably find more.