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  2. Call numbers are the numbers you see on the spine and/or covers of the books in the Library and in the online catalog records for our materials. They are used to find and organize books and other materials on the shelves. We use our own Library of Congress classification system for our call numbers. The LC call number is a combination of ...

  3. Oct 29, 2022 · What is a call number? The call number of an item acts like a house's street address. It is a unique identifier that locates the item sequentially within a larger group of similar objects (much like the other houses on a block usually have a similar design, shape, size, etc).

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    • 2020
  4. The growth of the online public access catalog (OPAC) and sharing among institutions has added variety to the kinds of library call numbers you may encounter. This FAQ will help you identify what classification system you are dealing with and how to decode the string of alphanumeric characters that make….

  5. Dewey Decimal System – A Guide to Call Numbers. To learn more about what the parts of a book’s call number mean, take a look at Library Organization and Classification Systems.

  6. Sep 11, 2024 · What Is a Call Number? Every item in the Library has a Call Number, which classifies the book by its subject matter and tells you where to find it in the Library. An example of a Call Number is; P 293 BRE.

  7. Mar 25, 2020 · Libraries use call numbers to organize books on the shelves. Two main call number systems are Library of Congress Classification, and Dewey Decimal. Call numbers are read left to right, line by line, following the alphanumeric (alphabetical and numerical) rules. In both LC and Dewey, the first line represents the subject of the book.

  8. What is a Call Number? Call numbers are a method to keep books in order. At UCSC, we use the Library of Congress (LC) Classification system for most of our books and periodicals, an alphanumeric system which groups books by subject categories.

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