How are Call Numbers arranged on the shelves?
The first letter(s) of a Call Number are shelved alphabetically.
P is before PR is before PS
The numbers following the first letter(s) are whole numbers.
5 comes before 10; 10 comes before 100; 100 comes before 2,000, etc.
HV 52 is before HV 502 is before HV 4311
The number to the right of the decimal point is a fraction of the whole number to the left
PA128.25 is before PA 128.3 is before PA 128.325
Each subject area has a corresponding letter or group of two letters with it. For example, science books are found in the Q section while the History of Educationis found in the LA section. For a complete list, see the Library of Congress subject list located here: https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/
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Call numbers are the address or location for books in the library.
Within the library, books can be found in the following areas:
Please ask a Houff librarian if you need help locating a book!
Searching with Keywords and Boolean operators can help enhance your search results in the library catalog and databases. Watch the videos below to learn more about Keywords and Boolean.