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Unit 6: Concept of Call Number

Why is this important to know? Notes

Because books are classified by subject, you can often find several helpful books on the same shelf, or
nearby. For example, within the same call number LB2395, there are other guides for college study.

LB LB LB LB
2395 2395 2395 2395
.C6 .C65 .L447 .O54
1960 1991 1983

A successful Student’s Handbook, by Rita Phipper
Keys to College Success by Mimettle Lenier
A student’s Guide to Efficient Study, by Luella Cole

Since Library of Congress Classification arranges materials by subjects, knowing the letter(s) for
your subject area gives you a place to start browsing the shelves. Which letters represent your
subject?.
4. Location Prefixes: When a call number looks like the examples above, (e.g. LB2395 .C65
1991), the book is shelved on the second floor of HCC Library. Some call numbers, how-
ever, are preceded by a location prefix.
Example:
Ref AG243 .G87 1992
The Reference, prefix indicates that this book is shelved in the Reference Collection.
Location prefixes mean that book is shelved in a special place, and may have loan restrictions.
HCC Library uses the following location prefixes:
Prefix Collection HCC Library Location Loan Period
[Blank] Circulating 2nd floor 28-day loan
Collection
HawPac Hawaii/Pacific 2nd floor, Diamond 14-day loan
Collection Head wall
Oversize Oversize — a big 2nd floor, Diamond 28-day loan
book! Head Wall
Popular Popular — mostly 2nd floor, at the top of 28-day loan
fiction, such as the stairs
mystery, sci-fi, and
romance
Ref Reference Collection 1st floor Library-use only
HawPac Ref Hawaii/Pacific 1st floor, Circulation Library-use only
Reference Counter
Tech Ref Automobile 1st floor, Diamond Library-use only
Technical Collection Head side
Dinosaur Dinosaur Collection 1st floor, Diamond 14-day loan
Head side
Ocean Ocean Collection 1st floor, Diamond Library-use
Head side
only
Reserve Reserve Book set 1st floor, Circulation Set by
aside for a class Counter
instructor
Tele Tele course 1st floor, Circulation Overnight
videotape Counter

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