Jewish Studies Research Guide

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Consult Discovering Jewish Studies Collections in Academic Libraries: A Practical Guide for detailed outline of Library of Congress subject classifications within the Jewish Studies discipline.

Books with call numbers A to L are shelved  on Level 4 in BRL, and books with call numbers P to Z are shelved on Level 5. 

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For a detailed listing of Jewish Studies book awards, consult article by Izabella Taler, published in Collection Building ( 2011) , vol.30, #1, p. 11-38