Call Numbers

Library of Congress Call Numbers Call numbers will be organized one section at a time. Start at the beginning and work your way through the entire call number, part by part.

Library of Congress Call Numbers LC Call Numbers will always begin with letters ▫Can be a single letter or a string of up to three letters  Example: H or QA or KFN ▫Arrange these alphabetically

Quick and Easy Practice What is the proper order for these partial call numbers? QBXHMQAE

Library of Congress Call Numbers The second part of the call number will be numeric. ▫Some will be whole numbers, others will contain decimals  Example: H 432 or QA 76.9 Remember to organize first by letter then by number.

Another Quick Practice Put these abbreviated call numbers in the proper order A 101 AB 100 AB 101 A 100 B 100 B 101

DB 1432 D F H E 76 B F BF 325 F D 1435 DS 789 E 23.3 DA 1430 D 1430 DS 35 E 67.4 BD E 67.2 CC DA 4 F 41.4 Practice

Call Number Order All lines after = alphanumeric Numbers always act as decimals in third line and beyond. (A39 will proceed A4 because.39 is smaller than.4) H A74 H A734 H A7 H B34

Just a couple more items Pay attention to dates, volume numbers (v.2), and multiple copies (c.3)!! ▫Dates will always be year and be organized before volume and copies. ▫All copies of a single volume will be housed together. RC A v. 1 RC A v. 1 c.2 RC A v. 2 RC A v. 1

HN 221.B45 c. 2 HN 221.B HQ 1532.Z32 Vol. 1 c. 2 HQ 1532.Z32 Vol. 2 GT 49.C34 HQ 1532.Z32 Vol. 1 GR 15.E H 91.C5 HN 221.B45 GR 15.E H 91.D H 91.B H 91.H38 HQ 1534.F43 HM 221.B27 HM 221.B Practice