Subjects covered in this collection include
parapsychology, interpersonal
relations and self-improvement, etiquette, philosophy,
religion, folklore,
sociology, political science, law, military history, and
education.
Career guidance materials
including general information on civil service work and test preparation
guides for police, social worker, counselor, and correction workers are
found in this section. Also in the collection are general education
test preparation books to enter private school, college, university,
graduate school, and law school. Subject matter test preparation guides
for jobs and schools have been relocated to the subject matter section,
e.g. firefighter test preparation guides are with the fire science
materials in the
Business, Science and Technology Section.
Call numbers in this section with sample subject matter:
Bibliographies beginning with 016:
016.100-016.199
016.200-016.299
016.300-016.329
016.335
016.340-016.367
016.369-016.379
016.390
016.392-016.399
100-129 Philosophy,
metaphysics
130-139 Paranormal
phenomena, the occult
140-149 Specific philosophical
viewpoints
150-159 Psychology
160-169 Logic
170-179 Ethics
180-199 Ancient, medieval,
Asian, European philosophy
200-299 Religion, theology
300-309 Sociology
310-319 General Statistics,
Almanacs
320-329 Politics,
foreign relations
335
Socialism, communism, utopias
340-349 Law
including tax law
350-359 Public
administration, civil service guides, military science
360-367, 369 Social services, crime
and punishment
370-379 Education
390, 392-399 Customs, folklore
Special
collections:
·
Government directories. Includes all branches of
government at the city, county, state, and federal level for the United
States, and the executive branch at the international level.
·
CD-ROM databases:
o
American Psychological Association’s Membership Directory
o
Child Abuse, Child Welfare & Adoption
o
FS Search – the Foundation Center’s database on CD-ROM
o
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (attorneys, law firms,
services)
o
Patterson’s American Education (directory of schools)
·
Materials representing major religious traditions.
Includes scriptural works such as the Torah, Bible, Koran, I Ching,
Bhagavad Gita, and some sutras.
The staff of the Social Science and Philosophy
Section will be happy to assist you in locating information, suggesting
areas to search, and using the CD-ROM databases.
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