1. Call Numbers

2. 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.

3. 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

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

5. 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.

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

7. DB 1432 D 14.30 F 72.334 H 546.232 E 76 B 432.5 F 67.454 BF 325 F 67.45 D 1435 DS 789 E 23.3 DA 1430 D 1430 DS 35 E 67.4 BD 325.4 E 67.2 CC 34.21 DA 4 F 41.4 Practice

8. 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 304.3.A74 H 304.3.A734 H 304.3.A7 H 304.3.B34

9. 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 125.4.A354 1999 v. 1 RC 125.4.A354 1999 v. 1 c.2 RC 125.4.A354 1999 v. 2 RC 125.4.A354 2005 v. 1

10. HN 221.B45 c. 2 HN 221.B45 2003 HQ 1532.Z32 Vol. 1 c. 2 HQ 1532.Z32 Vol. 2 GT 49.C34 HQ 1532.Z32 Vol. 1 GR 15.E215 1998 H 91.C5 HN 221.B45 GR 15.E1243 1999 H 91.D68 1983 H 91.B69 1980 H 91.H38 HQ 1534.F43 HM 221.B27 HM 221.B84 1997 Practice