Answered By: Carmen Doering Last Updated: Jul 25, 2015 Views: 51
Answered By: Carmen Doering
Last Updated: Jul 25, 2015 Views: 51
Call numbers serve as a books "address" to help you locate it on the shelf. Most American universities, including Lamar, use Library of Congress call numbers.
Example:
QA107 .S69 1977 is the call number for a book titled Essentials of Mathematics with Consumer Applications by Max A. Sobel. It will appear on the book's spine like this:
QA |
107 |
.S69 |
1977 |
Library of Congress call numbers begin with one to three letters indicating a general subject (QA=Mathematics).
These are followed by numbers, which refer to more specific subject matter: (QA107=Basic Mathematics or Arithmetic).
The third line often represents the author's last name (S=Sobel).
The last line indicates the date of publication: 1977.