Call numbers
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 |
|---|---|
| 070.18 | Documentary film |
| 302.234+ | Mass media and Communication |
| 384.54+ | Broadcasting |
| 384.80+ | Cinema industry, careers, economic aspects |
| 725.823+ | Cinema buildings |
| 778.5 | Cinematography |
| 778.535 | Editing, Film (motion pictures editing) |
| 782.85 | Music in film |
| 791.43019 | Film, psychological aspects |
| 791.430232 | Film production |
| 791.430233 | Directors, Film |
| 791.43025 | Setting and scenery, Production |
| 791.43026 | Costume design |
| 791.43028 | Actors / Actresses |
| 791.43090932 | Westerns |
| 791.43094+ 791.430943 791.430944 791.430945 791.430947 |
British & European cinema - German film - French film - Italian film - Russian film |
| 791.43095+ 791.430951 791.4309519 791.430952 791.430954 |
Asian cinema - Chinese - Korean - Japanese - Indian |
| 791.43097 | Cinema industry, history |
| 791.433 | Animation |
| 791.43615 | Science fiction films |
| 791.43616 | Horror films |
| 791.43617 | Comedy films |
| 791.43655 | Film Noir, Detective films |
| 791.4375 791.4375073+ 791.4375098+ 791.437509994 |
Criticism of individual films - U.S.A - Latin America - Australia |
| 791.45 | Television |
| 808.23 | Screen writing |
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