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Some tutorials on using the library

How to read LCC call numbers

Call numbers appear...

 

on the spine of the book

In the Online Catalogue

K
3264
C65
2024

 K 3264 C65 C64 2024

 

Reading call numbers:
Like many academic libraries in the United States, our library uses the Library of Congress classification system for call numbers. This system uses a combination of letters and numbers to arrange materials by subject. Below is an example of a book in our library called The privacy fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy by Ignacio N Cofone that discusses information and data law:

 

K

Read the first line in alphabetical order

3264

Read the second line as a whole number

C64

Read the third line first alphabetically, then as a decimal number

2024

This is the year that the book was published

 

Handout borrowed with permission from La Sierra University

Photo by Jonathan Simcoe on Unsplash

Photo by Jonathan Simcoe on Unsplash

LCC Sections at the Burman Library

  1. Main Collection (located on the main floor)
  2. Reference Collection (located at the end of the main collection)
  3. Media Collection (located at the end of the main collection) 
  4. Special Collections and Rare Books (located in the basement of the library; permission to access these materials must be granted by the librarian)