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

Number Subject
634 Agriculture
333.9 Biodiversity
580 Botanical sciences
333.9, 577.3 Conservation
577.8, 576.8 Ecology
363.7 Environment
570 General life sciences
576 Genetics and evolution
592 Invertebrates
572.8, 574.87, 576.5 Molecular genetics
581.994, 581.6 Plant identification
590 Zoological sciences

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