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Understanding location suffixes

We use location prefixes in the catalogue to categorise our many collections.

Below is an example of a catalogue record. The location is "SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPTXT". This item belongs to the Australian Schools Textbook collection.

This image is a screenshot of a book in the Library catalogue, showing the location as "SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPTXT", meaning it is from the Schools Textbook collection

All items are held in a closed archive stack and must be requested unless noted below.

Location prefixDescription
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS GENEA Genealogy collection, held on open shelves in the reading room.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS GENEA SHELVES Genealogy collection, held on open, free standing shelves in the reading room.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS INFO Computer files and CD-ROMs, available from public computer in the reading room.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MFCHE Microfiche collection, held in microform storage cabinets in the reading room.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MFILM Microfilm collection, held in microform storage cabinets in the reading room.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS REF Alfred Deakin reference collection, held on open shelves in the reading room.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPALF
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPALF FOLIO
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPALF MAP
Alfred Deakin collections, including large (folio size) books and maps/poster.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPC Special Collection rare books.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPDU Deakin University authors' collection.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPCHL Children's literature research collection.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPFOL Special Collection folios (large sized books).
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPGEL Geelong lawyers' collection.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPLGA The Louis Goldberg collection.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPMAP Special Collection maps/posters.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPMC Australian multicultural literature collection.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPMSS Manuscript collection.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPPAM Pamphlet collection.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPTXT Australian schools textbook collection.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPWV
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPWV FOLIO
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPWV MAP
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPWV PAMPHLETS
Western Victoria collection, including large (folio size) books, maps/posters and pamphlets..

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