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Call numbers for anthropology

The Monash libraries use the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme to organise books and journals. The most efficient way to locate material in the Matheson Library is to search the library catalogue, however the following may be useful as a guide when browsing the shelves.

Number Subject
U and M 301-307 especially 305 (social groups) and and 306 (culture and institutions)
U and M 390-394 customs
U and M 572 old number for anthropology - many older books and serials here
U and M 900's history

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