Plastic   Book   Covers—Federal   Supply Schedule  Group  75,  Part  II,  Section  A Book  Spine  Labels,  Pressure  Sensitive— procure  from  library  supply  house Lettering Pen and Ink (for marking book spines)—procure  from  library  supply house Audiovisual   Labels,   Pressure   Sensitive (for   marking   tapes,   etc,)—procure   from library supply house Library   Paste   or   Adhesive—procure locally  or  from  library  supply  house Magazine   Binders—Federal   Supply Schedule  Group  75,  Part  I,  Section  A Continuation  Sheet  (Standard  Form  36) GSA  NSN-7540-00-634-3994 Miscellaneous:  Bookends,  paste  brushes, book   repair   materials,   etc.—GSA   or library supply house NOTE:   Plastic   book   covers   and   magazine binders  which  are  easily  flammable  or  produce thick,  toxic  smoke  should  be  avoided. Processing  Mass  Market  Paperback Mass   market   paperbacks   are   furnished monthly by NETPDC to ships to supplement the clothbound  library  collection.  In  library  terms, these materials have a relatively short life span and are not intended as permanent material for the  collection;  therefore,  no  processing  by  the RP is required. In order to publicize the General Library  Program,  however,  it  is  recommended that   the   first   or   last   page   of   the   paper- backs  be  stamped  with  an  identification  as, “COURTESY  OF  YOUR  SHIP’S  LIBRARY, SHARE  WITH  A  SHIPMATE.  ”  Mass  market paperbacks  are  usually  shelved  by  the  RP  in random   order   apart   from   the   classified   cloth collection. Processing Clothbound and Quality  Paperbacks Information   needed   by   the   RP   to   process books  for  circulation  is  provided  by  NETPDC for  books  (cloth  and  quality  paperbacks)  in  the monthly  book  distribution  and  for  books  re- quested   from   the   Library   Book   Stock.   Books received from other sources should be processed by  the  RP  with  the  assistance  of  the  naval regional  librarian.  When  such  assistance  is  not available,  the  library  officer  can  determine  the author,  title,  and  category  (fiction  or  nonfiction) of  a  book  and  consult  Appendices  Cb  and  Cc, “Dewey   Decimal   Classification,”   and   “Subject Heading Index” of the  General  Library  Manual to  assign  class  numbers  for  nonfiction  books. The  10  major  Dewey  decimal  subject  classes with an explanation of the type of material each includes are: 000 100 200 300 500 600 700 800 900 GENERAL   WORKS:   comprehensive materials  giving  an  overview  of  knowl- edge   and   materials   which   are   not included  in  the  other  major  classes. P H I L O S O P H Y    A N D    R E L A T E D FIELDS:  study  of  the  truths  and  prin- ciples  of  being,  knowledge,  and  con- duct;   man’s   attempts   to   understand himself and his experiences. RELIGION:  beliefs,  attitudes,  practices of  individuals  and  groups  concerning nature   and   purpose   of   the   universe including  the  worship  of  God  or  gods. SOCIAL   SCIENCES:   material   dealing with   social   activities   and   institutions, including   governments;   behavioral sciences. LANGUAGE:   science   and   structure   of oral  and  written  communication. PURE  SCIENCE:  laws  of  nature. APPLIED   SCIENCE:   applications   of the laws of nature. THE   ARTS:   fine,   decorative,   perform- ing, and recreational arts. LITERATURE:  works  of  literature  (fic- tion,  poetry,  plays,  essays,  etc.)  and works about literature. G E N E R A L    G E O G R A P H Y    A N D HISTORY:  narrative  and  analysis  of events  of  the  distant  or  immediate past in the life of mankind; history and description   of   countries   of   the   world; the  life  stories  of  noted  people. 400 8-14