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Locating Materials |
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Locating Materials Using the Library of Congress Call Number System Once you perform a search in Horizon, you will need to write down the full call number associated with the material you wish to find. It is important that you copy the full call number, since other books can have similar call numbers. The call number is the number you see printed on the spine of the books in our collection. We use the Library of Congress Classification System. This simply means that the books are arranged alphabetically and then numerically. Call numbers may appear in the catalog like this: TH4819 .E27 M56 1981 ,when locating books on the shelf, it helps to break the call number down into the call numbers alphabetical and numerical sections like this: TH4819 / .E27 / M56 / 1981 First you will need to find the TH section. Signs posted on the ends of each row of shelves will indicate what call numbers are in that row. When you find the section of books containing TH, you will then look for 4819 within that section. Upon finding the 4819 section, you will then look for the E's within that section, then 27. When looking for the first number after the decimal (.E27), the numbers are arranged as decimal numbers. This holds true for all other numbers following the decimal, so .E207 would come before .E27 since .207 is less than .27 Continue finding each letter and each number within each section until you reach the end of the call number and find the book. If you have any questions about locating a book, a librarian will be happy to help you. |