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Knowledge Organization: Classification and Cataloguing Theory

Notes item is removed from the collection, its number is usually not reused for new items. In libraries,
this numbering system is usually in addition to the library classification number (or alphanumeric
code) and to the ISBN or International Standard Book Number assigned by publishers. Collection
numbers are also used by arboreta, botanic gardens, etc., to identify plants.
Typically, a collection number consists of the year acquired, sometimes the full date (as at the
British Museum), and a sequential number separated by a period. In addition, departments or
art classifications within the collection or museum may reserve sections of numbers.

Example: Objects identified by the numbers 11.000 through 11.999 may indicate objects
obtained by the museum in 1911; the first 300 numbers might be used to indicate American art,
while the next fifty (11.301-350) might be used for African art.
In older institutions, simpler numbering systems are sometimes maintained alongside, or
incorporated within, newer systems. Where the objects are unique, institutions normally need
to retain the original number in some form as it will have been used in old references that are
still of use in scholarship. In particular, collections of manuscripts use the prefix “MS”, and many
well-known manuscripts are known by their old MS numbers, often incorporating a prefix for
a particular collection within a library.
Here are a number of special collections in the Main Library. These collections are special
locations within the Research Collections stacks. The Special Collections Code is in the same
location where you would find the Library Code. For example, the Folklore is a Special Collection.
Below are some examples of other special collections:
Figure 6.2: Special Collections

Source: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=4662
A few of the more frequently accessed collections in the library are:
Reference Collection, on the Main Floor of the library: This is where you can find materials
such as encyclopaedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc.
Reserves Collection, on the Main Floor: This is where you can find any course readings
that your instructors have placed on Traditional Library Reserves

Stacks, on the Middle Floor and Ground Floor: This is where you can find our largest
collection, housing fiction and non-fiction books that offer in-depth exploration of topics.

Oversize Collection, on the Ground Floor: This is where you can find large sized books,
often containing large art images, maps, musical scores, etc.

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