Computer Science

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Currently, most of Kent Library's books are organized on the shelf by the Dewey Decimal System. Kent Library is in the process of converting library materials to Library of Congress (LC) call numbers. Until this conversion is complete, collections in all subjects will be housed in both Dewey and LC, though most books related to computer science have been reclassified and in LC.. Call numbers are assigned to represent a subject that describes what the book is about. As a result, book(s) you find in the catalog may be shelved next to books on similar topics. You can often find more sources by looking around on the shelf by the book(s) you found using the catalog.

Listed below are call numbers for computer science in the LC classification scheme:

Library of Congress Call Numbers

• Q  Science (General)
  • QA 1-939 Mathematics
    • QA71-90 Instruments and machines
      • QA75-76.95 Calculating machines
      • QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science
        • QA76.75-76.765 Computer Software

Dewey Decimal Call Numbers

• 004 (Computer Science)
  • 004.1 General works on specific types of computers
  • 004.2 Systems analysis and design, computer architecture, performance evaluation
  • 004.5 Storage
  • 004.6 Interfacing and communications
  • 004.7 PeripheralsQA71-90 Instruments and machines
• 005 (Computer programming, programs, data)
  • 005.1 Programming
  • 005.2 Programming for specific types of computers/operating systems/user interfaces
  • 005.3 Programs
  • 005.4 Systems programming and programs
  • 005.5 General purpose application programs
  • 005.7 Data in computer systems
  • 005.8 Data security
• 006 (Special computer methods)
  • 006.2 Special-purpose systems
  • 006.3 Artificial Intelligence
  • 006.4 Computer pattern recognition
  • 006.5 Digital audio
  • 006.6 Computer graphics
  • 006.7 Multimedia systems
  • 006. 8 Augmented and virtual reality