A part of the registration process is the use of a call number. Each course is assigned a call number specific for that course and that term. A typical schedule of courses will list courses by 1) Call Number; 2) Area; 3) Course Number; 4) Section Number; 5) Course Title; 6) Credit Hours; 7) Scheduled Times; 8) Days of Class Meetings; 9) Instructor; and 10) Room Number.
a combination of numbers or letters and numbers that indicates the address or location of an item in the library. Materials in the library are organized by call number into specific groups according to the Library of Congress (LC) classification system. The Gulf Coast Community College Library uses LC call numbers which combines letters and numbers like PQ 1756 .I15 1990.
The identifying number given to each book acquired by the library. Every ITEM in the library, with very few exceptions, has a call number. Call numbers begin with letters which stand for a specific subject category and indicate the item's location on the shelf, much like an address identifies a building's location on the street.
each item in a library collection is classified in a subject area by some classification system. At RMIT University Library we use the Dewey classification system. You will find call numbers on the spine of the book on the shelves. The call number determines where the book is held on the shelf eg: 391.346 D345 (Main Call Numbers for Fashion & Textile Design are: 391 & 746)
The number/letter system used to put the library collection in order on the shelves. Call numbers reflect subjects, so that materials on similar topics are shelved together. At Pepperdine most of the books have Library of Congress call numbers, which begin with one to three letters (e.g., PQ 1756 .I15 1990). The juvenile book collection uses the Dewey Decimal system. Other systems are used for other materials such as music CD's, videos, and Pepperdine dissertations.
a unique combination of numbers or letters and numbers that indicates the address or location of an item in the library. The Call Number is usually printed on the book's spine. Materials in the Spanish-American Institute Library are organized by call number into specific groups according to the Dewey Decimal classification system. See further " Classification Number," below.
are markings put on books and other media so that they can be shelved and found in the Library near books and other media that have similar information.
Classification number on an item of library material used to mark the item, shelve it properly, list it in the card catalog or computer, and find it for a user. Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress are two classification systems used for call number development.