• Most books are located at the LRC, 1st Floor. They are organised and arranged by the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) number.
• In general, the Dewey Decimal Classification classify the subjects as following:

• Each number signifies a particular subject. The number may be followed by decimal point and then further numbers as to narrow down the subject. 
• All books are arranged in DDC number orderly and then arranged alphabetically by three letters that follows the number (example: 612.311 BAC, 612.311 CON, 612.311 FAR).
• Shelf maker at the end of the shelf indicate where books with particular numbers are located and also give a basic guide to the subject coverage. 
• Here is a simple breakdown of the Medical Science subject in DDC number: 

How to Find Ebooks 

You can search for ebook using Library Search by going to the library catalog, PrimoVE

1. Sign in and login using your University Authentication

2. In the search box, type "ebook" 

3. All the ebook titles will be listed and you can narrow down your searching by click at the Tweak your results

4. Click at the ebook that you would like to access by click at Available Online

5. Click Ebooks

6. A Newcastle University library page will appears. Click on the database to get the full text. 

7. Please always remember to login via Institutional Login.

8. Insert or select Newcastle University and please login using your University ID and password to view the full text. 

9. Now, you can start read the book online. 

NOTE : Some ebooks can only be downloaded for 24 hours. After that, you’ll need to re-download them.