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Find out what's in the library textbook collection and tips on getting your textbooks.
Using Search Everything
Creating Your Research Paper
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How to Talk Like a Librarian
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Walsh ebooks
This guide describes the e-book collections and mobile downloads that are available to students, faculty and staff at Walsh University. It also provides instructions on accessing and downloading each of these collections.

Walsh University Library uses the Library of Congress (LC) classification system to organize our library materials.

Difference Between Scholarly and Popular Periodicals
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Evaluating Websites
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Finding Statistics
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Historical Primary Sources
Listings of locations for US and World-based primary resources.
Using Search Everything
Provides examples and search tips for using the discovery service tool.
Health Student's Guide to Study Skills & Time Management
Information about effective study skills, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic for health students, but relevant to all students. EduMed.org, Reno, NV

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Walsh University Library uses the Library of Congress (LC) classification system to organize our library materials.

Here's the call number for the book Everything is grace: the life and way of Therese of Lisieux, by Joseph F. Schmidt

In the catalog the call number looks like this: BX4700.T5 S34 2007

BX4700.T5 S34 2007	The first part of an LC call number starts with one or two letters that identify the subject. BX represents books about Christian denominations. Books are shelved alphabetically using these first letters
BX4700.T5 S34 2007	In the BX range, the number 4700 represents the lives of saints. This book about St. Therese would be shelved in the BX4700 with other books about saints
BX4700.T5 S34 2007	T5 is the call number for books about Therese Lisieux.
BX4700.T5 S34 2007	The final letter and number represents the author's name. S is the first letter of the author's last name
BX4700.T5 S34 2007	This is the year the book was published.

On the book's spine it looks like this: