After you have searched and found the item you are looking for, look carefully at the record for the Location, Call # and Status of the item.
Location - tells you which part of the Library to find the item in. The most common Location is Main Collection, which simply means the main part of the Library and most of the items that may be checked out. However, you will also see listed under Location,
Reference Collection (items that must be used in the Library),
Reserve Collection (items that can usually be checked out for short periods of time),
Government Collection (items published by some governmental body), etc.
Call # - the Call number is the unique address of that item in the Library. Items are arranged by the first letter of the call number as shown below.
Status - this tells you whether the item is available or not.
NOT CHARGED (should be on the shelf ready to be checked out)
CHARGED 12-01-00 (is checked out and the due date is given)
Reading and Finding a Call Number
Call numbers are the unique address of every item in the Library. Call numbers appear:
on the spine of the book...
Notice that call numbers may be written up and down...
...and in the online catalog
...or left to right.
Reading a Call Number The Blumberg Memorial Library uses the Library of Congress system (as opposed to the Dewey Decimal system used by Public Libraries) to organize books and other materials. The entire call number is a set of letters and numbers in several sections.
Searching for Call Numbers Notice that each section of the call number starts over and items are filed in alphabetical or numerical order.
