| 1. Similar call numbers are grouped together, and they run progressively, in ascending alphabetical and numerical order. An AC call number would be shelved to the left of an AD call number; Q would come before QA; QA 75.6 would come before QA 76, and so on. | |
| 2. The call numbers are read from the first
line, alphabetically by letter(s), then by the second line's number, and
then by the third line's letter and decimal number. The number on
the third line is a decimal number, whether or not the decimal point is
present. Although the call number in InfoLinks is displayed straight
across, for example: BF575.F66 D83 1983, the call numbers will be
displayed vertically on the spines of the volumes.
|
BF
575 .F66 D83 1982 |
| 3. The fourth line of the call number may be a mixed (letter and number) term. If so, it is read in the same way as the third line-- by letter and by decimal number. |
4. The fourth line (or sometimes the fifth line) may be a date, usually the year of publication. If all the elements of the call number are identical, the volumes are shelved in order of publication year. This is useful for distinguishing editions of a work or volumes of a journal.