Call Numbers (Library of Congress Classification)

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When reading a call number there are a few important things to consider:

• Call numbers will be listed horizontally on the resource's spine and should be read from top to bottom.
• Books are arranged alphabetically. Stand-alone numbers will come before any pairs, for example, N comes before NA.
• Numbers follow the letters. These numbers should be read as a decimal, for example, N410 .B359 2015 comes before N410 .B42 2007
• The last number of the call number indicated the edition or year of publication. for example, N410 .B359 2015 was published in 2015.