The Library Collection Hamilton High School Library Ms. Kelley, Teacher Librarian

Collection Areas Fiction Non-Fiction Biographies Spanish Career FIC Dewey # BIO SP CAR

What’s a Call Number? FIC Edd ANS: The information on the spine of a book that lets you know where to find it. Identifies the area of the collection and how it is arranged on the shelf.

Fiction A story, a novel, an imaginary literary work Arranged by the Author’s last name. Located on the first shelf and wraps along back wall.

Fiction Call Numbers FIC Edd Fiction Last Name of the Author

Non-Fiction Books of information, “true” stories Located on the free-standing shelves. Arranged by the Dewey Decimal System

Non-Fiction Call Numbers 616.9 Far Non-Fiction Call Numbers Dewey number = Non-Fiction Last name of the Author

Biography The story of a person’s life Located on the back wall between the windows. Arranged alphabetically by the last name of the subject (THE PERSON IT’S ABOUT)

BIO = Biography Biography Call Numbers BIO Lon The last name of the SUBJECT

Autobiography The story of a person’s life. Written by himself or herself. Same Call Number/Location as Biography

Career Materials Located on short shelves by counter. Contains post-high school information Military Career College CAR 351.02 Smi

Spanish Located at end of Non-Fiction Contains all Spanish materials (Reference, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biographies) SP FIC Arm SP REF 345.02 SP 345.02 End SP BIO Was

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