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Call Numbers

Call Numbers. Two Classification Schemes. Dewey Decimal System Mostly used in public libraries and K-12 Library of Congress Mostly used at colleges and research libraries. Dewey. 000 Computer science, information, general works 100 Philosophy & psychology 200 Religion 300 Social sciences.

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Call Numbers

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  1. Call Numbers

  2. Two Classification Schemes • Dewey Decimal System • Mostly used in public libraries and K-12 • Library of Congress • Mostly used at colleges and research libraries

  3. Dewey • 000 Computer science, information, general works • 100 Philosophy & psychology • 200 Religion • 300 Social sciences • 400 Language • 500 Science • 600 Technology • 700 Arts • 800 Literature • 900 History & geography

  4. Dewey – Sample Call Number: 330.94 JOH 330.94 JOH = social sciences 330.94 JOH = economics 330.94 JOH = economics, broadly 330.94 JOH = geographic 330.94 JOH = Europe 330.94 JOH = first three letters of author’s last name

  5. LC • A = General Works • B = Philosophy, Psychology, Religion • C = Auxiliary Sciences of History (General) • D = World History • E & F = American History • F = Local History of US & British, Dutch, French, and Latin America • G = Geography, Anthropology, & Recreation • H = Social Sciences • J = Political Sciences • K = Law • L = Education • M = Music • N = Fine Arts • P = Language & Literature • Q = Science • R = Medicine • S = Agriculture • T = Technology • U = Military Science • V = Naval Science • Z = Bibliography & Library Science

  6. LC – Sample Call Number: QE534.2.B64 • QE534.2.B64 = science • QE534.2.B64 = geology • QE534.2.B64 = dynamic & structural geology • QE534.2.B64 = earthquakes, seismology – general works - 1970 to present • QE534.2.B64 = Cutter number

  7. Cutter Number • Used both in Dewey and LC • Letter followed by at least two numbers • Letter is the first letter of author’s last name or name of organization responsible for the work • Numbers represent subsequent letters of author’s name

  8. Cutter Number • After initial vowel • A-C=2 • D-K=3 • L-M=4 • N-O=5 • P-Q=6 • R=7 • S=T=8 • U-Z=9 • After initial S • A-C=2 • CH-D=3 • E-G=4 • H-F=5 • M-S=6 • T=7 • U=8 • W-Z=9

  9. Cutter Number • After initial Qu • A-D=3 • E-H=4 • I-N=5 • O-Q=6 • R-S=7 • T=8 • Y=9 • After other initial consonants • A-D=3 • E-H=4 • I-N=5 • O-Q=6 • R-T=7 • U-X=8 • Y-Z=9

  10. Cutter Number • For third letter of name • A-D=3 • E-H=4 • I-L=5 • M-O=6 • P-S=7 • T-V=8 • W-Z=9

  11. Organization • Dewey • Numerical order first • (310, 311, 311.5) • Alphabetical order second • (310 JOE, 310 JOH, 310 JON) • LC • Alphabetical order first • (H, HA, HB) • Numerical order second • (HA1, HA10, HA100

  12. Bottom Line The call number is the book’s address in the library. The call number tells you where the book lives on the shelf.

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