Fiction Library Guide
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The Central Library's Fiction Collection is located on the Ground Floor, North. The collection is divided into five main groups:
General Fiction is in alphabetical order of the author's surname, and starts next to the escalators, behind the self-issues machines.
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Murder mysteries novels are located at the north end, in the far right-hand corner on the floor. Murder mysteries have a red label on the spine. This genre is defined by there being a death, or body in the novel and a character in the role of investigation or detection of the crime.
Science Fiction and Fantasy novels are located at the north end, far left-hand corner of the floor. Science fiction and Fantasy have blue spine labels. The genre definition of the Science Fiction is that the plots are possible, in the Fantasy novel, the plots are fanciful, and improbable.
Short Stories are located on the ground floor between the Adult Video collection and adult books on CD and cassette, opposite the Issues desk. Short Stories have a white spine label. The genre is defined as collections of stories by many authors, with one or more editors. The collection is in alphabetical order of title. (Books of short stories written by one author are held with the author's other works in the main Fiction Collection.)
Graphic Novels are located on the wall at the far north end of the fiction collection. Graphic novels are illustrated novels, and often bring together several issues of a comic to tell the whole story in one volume. There is a folder of photocopied book covers held with the collection, or you can browse all the titles in our catalogue. |
There is no separate collection for New Zealand fiction. Each novel in the general Fiction collection is distinguished by a white Koru on a black spine label.
We have webpages on NZ fiction and local novels are often featured in our Fiction recent picks.
Fiction KeptAtDesk appears on some catalogue entries. These are items that are held at the Fiction desk as they are age restricted novels or popular novels that continually go missing. Please ask at the desk for these items.
CSTACK, 2ND FLOOR appears on some catalogue entries. These are items that are kept in the Fiction Closed Stack, due to age, lack of room or popularity, or being last copies. Please ask at the Fiction desk for these items.
Fiction on CD & cassette is located in front of the Fiction Enquiries desk.
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Searching the catalogue using Author or Title
a) If you know the title or author, enter this in the search box.
Click the down arrow and select Author browse, or Title browse options.
Click Search.
Click on any of the highlighted titles for the full record of the item.
b) If you only know part of the title enter what you do know in the search box.
Click the down arrow and select Keyword search option
Click Search.
Searching the catalogue using Subject or Fiction genre.
a) In the search box enter the subject required, e.g. Historical novels.
Click the down arrow and select Subject browse option.
Click Search.
This leads to the subject headings. Click on subject required to list titles.
b) For a more precise search enter details in the search box, e.g. Vietnam War Fiction.
Click the down arrow and select Keyword search option.
Click Search.
The Keyword search option links to a list of Titles.
Searching from a full Item Record.
Any area on the Full Record that is underlined in blue can be used to link to other similar items.
a) Author.
Click on the underlined Author field to link to the Author list.
Click on the Author name required for the full list of titles.
b) Subject or Genre Headings.
Click on any Subject underlined in the full item record to link to the Subject Headings list.
Click on Subject required for the full list of titles.
