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Circulation Services Call Number Training

Circulation Services Call Number Training. Come on in and learn what working with us is all about. Welcome!. Circulation. Circulation Services is composed of two separate yet related Units.

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Circulation Services Call Number Training

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  1. Circulation Services Call Number Training • Come on in and learn what working with us is all about. Welcome!

  2. Circulation • Circulation Services is composed of two separate yet related Units. • Circulation is the first. This Unit is responsible for all functions relating to charging library material in and out at the Circulation Desk. • In addition, it handles fines and processes notices and bills for late and lost books.

  3. Collection Management • Collection Management is the second half of the partnership. • This Unit deals mainly with returning library books to the shelves, also known as stacks. It is also responsible for processing new books as well as keeping the books on the shelves in the best order possible.

  4. Student Assistant • While working in the library you are considered a student assistant. As a student assistant in Circulation Services you will be assigned to work some time in both Circulation and Collection Management. • In order to do so you must first learn the Library of Congress call number system.

  5. Library of Congress Call Number System • A Library of Congress call number is a systematic series of letters and numbers that allows like materials to be shelved together. • This enables library users the ease of finding material on a particular subject. Lets begin now with the make up of a call number.

  6. Call Numbers The first line of a call number is always a letter or letters. Example: B BA C CC D 340 340 340 340 340 D32 D32 D32 D32 D32

  7. Call Numbers The second line is always a whole number. If there is a decimal in the number, you will see it. A decimal will drastically change the number so it will be shelved in a completely different location. Example: B BA C CC • 3.41 34.1 341 341.5 • D32 D32 D32 D32

  8. Call Numbers • The third and fourth lines of a call number are always an alpha-numeric combination. Note, not all call numbers have a forth line. Example: B BA C CC • 340 340 340 340 • D32 D32 D32 D32 • A23 F398

  9. The Invisible Decimal • In the third and fourth lines of a call number, all numbers are preceded by an INVISIBLE decimal. Therefore, when you see a call number, you must make a mental note to remember the decimal. This will drastically change the books proper shelving location. • Example: B Is actually B • 340 340 • D32 D(.)32

  10. Call Numbers • Put the following call numbers in order: • B B B B B • 340 340 340 340 340 • D32 D211 D7 D681 D51

  11. Answer • B B B B B • 340 340 340 340 340 • D211 D32 D51 D681 D7

  12. Call Numbers • Using the fourth line, put the following examples in order: • B B B B B • 340 340 340 340 340 • D32 D32 D32 D32 D32 • Z541 Z7 Z2314 D67 Z41

  13. Answer • 340 340 340 340 340 • D32 D32 D32 D32 D32 • B B B B B • D67 Z2314 Z41 Z54 Z7

  14. Nothing Before Something Just as there are decimals we cannot see, there are sometimes numbers we cannot see. This is true in a number of titles housed in the Law Collection. Example: K • L41 • We know the second line is always a whole number, so imagine the space contains a zero (0). The space is not usually exaggerated as it is here, so it is necessary to be alert to the omission of a whole number.

  15. Nothing Before Something Example Put the following examples in order: KFN KF KFN KF KFN 198 198 19.8 1 L455 L54 L455 L55 L455

  16. Answer KF KF KFN KFN KFN 1 198 19.8 198 L55 L54 L455 L455 L455

  17. You’ve Got It! • You now know how to use the Library of Congress classification system to place books in proper call number order. • If anything we have gone over does not seem clear, please see a staff person who would be glad to review on a one to one basis.

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