WHAT DO ALL THOSE NUMBERS MEAN ANYWAY?

UNDERSTANDINGLIBRARY OF CONGRESS

CALL NUMBERS

How are Books Arranged in Our Library

?Library classification systems arrange books on the library shelves by a. Author b. Title c. Year of Publication d. Subject

How are Books Arranged in Our Library

?Library classification systems arrange books on the library shelves by a. Author b. Title c. Year of Publication d. Subject

Library of Congress Classification System Arranges books and videos A - Z by Subject

A General WorksB Philosophy, ReligionC Auxiliary sciences of history, BiographyD History--Old WorldE-F History--AmericaG Geography, Anthropology, RecreationH Social SciencesJ Political ScienceK LawL EducationM Music scores and books on musicN Fine ArtsP Language and LiteratureQ ScienceR MedicineS AgricultureT TechnologyU Military ScienceV Naval ScienceZ Bibliography, Library Science

How do you read this call number?

MainBC15.5.D4

You’ve found a book with the call number BC 15.5 .D4

How do you read this call number?

MainBC15.5.D4

You’ve found a book with the call number BC 15.5 .D4

Location in the Library - Main or Ref or Video….

How do you read this call number?

MainBC15.5.D4

You’ve found a book with the call number BC 15.5 .D4

Location in the Library : Main or Ref or Video….

Broad LC Subject Area – read alphabetically A - Z

How do you read this call number?

MainBC15.5.D4

You’ve found a book with the call number BC 15.5 .D4

Location in the Library : Main or Ref or Video….

Broad Subject Area – read alphabetically A - Z

Narrower Subject Area – read as a regular number

How do you read this call number?

MainBC15.5.D4

You’ve found a book with the call number BC 15.5 .D4

Location in the Library : Main or Ref or Video….

Broad Subject Area – read alphabetically A - Z

Narrower Subject Area – read as a regular number

Read the letter A – Z and the number as a decimal

MainBC15.5.D31

MainB351.C3

MainBC2.C3

MainBC15.5.D4

MainBC15.5.D3

MainBC10.C3

Let’s put these in the right order

MainBC15.5.D31

MainB351.C3

MainBC2.C3

MainBC15.5.D4

MainBC15.5.D3

MainBC10.C3

1

MainBC15.5.D31

MainB351.C3

MainBC2.C3

MainBC15.5.D4

MainBC15.5.D3

MainBC10.C3

21

MainBC15.5.D31

MainB351.C3

MainBC2.C3

MainBC15.5.D4

MainBC15.5.D3

MainBC10.C3

2 31

MainBC15.5.D31

MainB351.C3

MainBC2.C3

MainBC15.5.D4

MainBC15.5.D3

MainBC10.C3

24 31

MainBC15.5.D31

MainB351.C3

MainBC2.C3

MainBC15.5.D4

MainBC15.5.D3

MainBC10.C3

24 315

MainBC15.5.D31

MainB351.C3

MainBC2.C3

MainBC15.5.D4

MainBC15.5.D3

MainBC10.C3

24 315 6

If you can put these books spines in order,

you can find books in our Library !