Books, journals and other items are arranged by call number A-Z, using the Library of Congress Classification System. It is as an alphanumeric system for shelf arrangement by subject. The call number is a unique identifier that will help you to locate catalogued items in the library.
QA377.A83 2000
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QA |
377 |
.A83 |
2000 |
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Read letters in alphabetical order e.g. Q, QA, QB, QC...QH...etc. |
Read as a whole number |
Read numbers as a decimal Read letters in alphabetical order e.g. A83 comes before A9 |
Year of publication in chronological order |
Some call numbers are also followed by:
For the call number above, Q identifies the category for Science, and QA identifies the subclass of Mathematics. The letter in the last portion of the call number, .A83, identifies the author, Asmar, followed by a decimal. For journals or edited works the letter identifies the title rather than the author. There may be two series of these numbers, followed by publication year, volume, copy.
| A General Works | M Music & Book on Music | Q Science | |
| B Philosophy, Psychology, Religion | N Fine Arts | QA Mathematics | |
| C Auxilliary Sciences of History | P Language and Literature | QB Astronomy | |
| D History (General) & History of Europe | Q Science | QC Physics | |
| E History: America | R Medicine | QD Chemistry | |
| F History: America | S Agriculture | QE Geology | |
| G Geography, Anthropology, Recreation | T Technology | QH Biology | |
| H Social Sciences | U Military Science | QK Botany | |
| J Political Sciences | V Naval Science | QL Zoology | |
| K Law | Z Bibliography, Library Science | QM Human Anatomy | |
| L Education | Information Resources (General) | QP Physiology | |
| QR Microbiology |
