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The Monash 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
304.2 human ecology, human geography
304.6 population, demography
304.8 movement of people
307 communities : including planning and development
307.76 urban communities
333.7-9 natural resources and energy
333.714 environmental impact studies
338 production
338.7 business enterprises
338.9 economic development and growth
363.7 environmental problems : incl. environmental protection and abuse 
551.4 geomorphology and hydrosphere
551.5 meteorology
551.6 climatology and weather
631.4 soil science
910.02 physical geography
912 atlases, maps and charts

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