Library-Catalogue

What can I search in the Ed LeMay Library Learning Commons library catalogue?

Fiction, nonfiction and reference books

e-books from the DPCDSB Digital Library, as well as from the Internet

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Click here now to access the St. Martin's Library catalogue.

How do I search the library catalogue?

Use keywords, titles, series titles, authors, and subjects;
Click here for details on searching Library Catalogue.
click on the interested title for more details, and identify the call number.

How do I locate a book on the shelves?

Once you access the call number, check the information under “status”.
If there is a due date, it means the book has been signed out.
Use the following table as reference to locate the book in the library.

Material Type	Call No.(example)	Status(Location)
Fiction – Hard Cover / Paper Back	F GRE	Fiction Shelves
Non Fiction - Hard Cover / Paper Back	001.944 MYS	Non Fiction Shelves
Non Fiction - Hard Cover / Paper Back	REF 809.31 NOV	Non Fiction Shelves
Graphic Resources	GW AOK	Graphic Works Shelves
Auto / Biographies	796.028 ABC	Biography Shelves
Criticisms	813.54 STE	Interfiled

Where do I look when I want to explore a subject area?

Library books are organized several ways.
Our main categories are Fiction and Non-fiction.
Fiction books (literature created from imagination) are organized alphabetically by author’s surname.
Books when possible, are labeled on their spine to highlight popular genres.
Genres labels include, but not limited to:

Example

You can also borrow books online through the library shared SORA app accessible via clicking on the SORA icon below. For more info on how to navigate this app, go Sora for Dufferin Peel CDSB

Non-Fiction (literature based on facts) are organized using the Dewey Decimal System.

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