Have you ever wondered how books in the Burman University Library are assigned their places on the shelves? Did you know that the call number, the number placed on the spine of the book, is a code that provides valuable information about the book?
Each book in the Library has a unique call number. A call number is like an address in that it tells you where the book is located in the Library.
The Library of Congress classification system arranges materials by subject. The first sections of the call number represent the subject of the book. The letter and decimal section of the call number represent the author's last name. The last section is the year the book was published, but not all books will have this included in the call number.
(Handout borrowed with permission from LaSierra University)
(Binghamton University Libraries, 2016)