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Answered By: Amanda Peach Last Updated: Jul 21, 2014 Views: 32
Answered By: Amanda Peach
Last Updated: Jul 21, 2014 Views: 32
In the reference collection, call numbers in the 500s and 600s represent various areas of study within the sciences. More specifically:
500 Natural sciences & mathematics
520 Astronomy & allied sciences
530 Physics
540 Chemistry & allied sciences
550 Earth sciences
560 Paleontology; Paleozoology
570 Life sciences
580 Plants
590 Zoological sciences/Animals
600 Technology (Applied sciences)
610 Medical sciences; Medicine
For further background information within the sciences, consider any of the library guides provided below.