LIBRARY CATALOG/CLASSIFICATION ACTIVITY

1. Start on the library homepage: ​http://library.nyu.edu​ Search the library catalog (using the main
search box in the center of the homepage) for the title of a *non-fiction* book that you particularly
enjoy, or that you’ve read recently. Enter the book title and call number below, then answer the
following questions about the book. ​Note that you’ll need to physically go to either Dibner or Bobst
Library to answer one of the questions.

Book title:

Call number:

What Library of Congress subject headings (LCSH)

are assigned to this book? Are there additional or
different ones you would suggest?

Is the full-text of the book searchable in Google

Books or Amazon?

Physically go to the Dibner or Bobst Library stacks

where the book is shelved, and take a photo that
shows the book’s spine, and some of the other
book titles on either side of it. What are the some
of the titles? Are they relevant? Why or why not?

2. Use the library catalog to find an e-book on a topic of interest. Enter the e-book title below, then
answer the following questions about it.

E-book title:

What vendor/platform is the e-book available

through?

How many people can access the e-book

simultaneously? Why might there be a limit?

How much of the e-book can you download as

PDF? Can you read the e-book on a Kindle or
other e-reader?
3. Use the library catalog to find books on the following topics. What are some of the "official" Library
of Congress subject headings (LCSH) provided for the books?

Topic Official LCSH

Native Americans

Human Smuggling / Human Trafficking

Multinational Corporations

Undocumented immigrants

War on drugs