Each item in the library collection is assigned a Call Number.
The Call Number is like an address; it tells you exactly where the book
or material is located in the library. When you find a book in the Catalog
that you want to check out, be sure to write down the entire call number
so that you can go directly to where that book is located.
Call Numbers are derived from the Dewey
Decimal System, and allow items to be grouped by subject and arranged
on the shelves in number order. To locate the area of the library where
a particular number is located, look at the areas marked "000-399 Books",
"400-635.9 T Books", "635.9 U-699 Books" and "700-999 Books"
on the Library Map.
Sometimes the Call Number will have a letter in front of it, either
an "R" "O" "XO" "XXO" "J" "F" or "SF".
The "R" stands for "Reference". These books are located in the Reference
Book Collection and do not circulate (that means these books may
not be checked out and must be used inside the library).
Example: The Occupational Outlook Handbook, by United
States. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The call number is R 371.42 U58
"O" "XO" "XXO" stand for
"Oversize", "Extra Oversize", and "Extra Extra Oversize". These are
located in the Oversize Books section.
Example: Norman
Rockwell, artist and illustrator by Thomas S. Buechner.
The call number is XO 759.1 R68t
"J" stands for "Juvenile".
These are books for young or inexperienced readers and are located in
the shelves along the north wall upstairs. (see "Juvenile Books" on
the Library Map).
Example: Where
the wild things are by Maurice Sendak.
The call number is J S474w
"F" is for "Fiction" and
"SF" is for "Science Fiction". See the Library
Map for the location of these sections.
Example:
Glitz by Elmore Leonard.
The call number is F L581g
Dandelion wine by Ray Bradbury.
The call number is SF B798d
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