• linucs@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 months ago

      Love books and huge fan of libraries but how do you find the right book in the ocean of books?

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        2 months ago

        I was taught in school how to use the library catalog. It was considered essential, for success in life, at the time.

        I actually do know how to use Dewey Decimal, if I haven’t forgotten.

        In these modern times, there’s generally a PC near the information desk, with the browser home page set to a library catalog search tool, specific to that library.

        And as someone else mentioned, we can ask the librarian for help, when we don’t find what we need. I actually shortcut the process and ask for a quick lesson in how to use the search, if I’m feeling uncertain.