What does a Dewey Decimal call number look like?
For example, to find the book As Sociology Meets History, by C. Tilly (call number 907.2 T579a, 1981):
- Locate the first three digits.
- Locate any digits following the decimal point. Remember that it is a decimal system, so 907.2 comes after 907.18.
- When you have located the number in full, look for the letter, then the next set of numbers.
- Check that the last letter and number are correct, to make sure you have the right book and edition.
Locations and call numbers look like this:
In the Catalog: |
On the Item Label: |
Reference Area |
031 E56, 1994 |
R
031
E56
1994 |
Main Stacks |
712.5 R895g |
712.5
R895g |
Upper Level
(Second Floor of the Library) |
808.8 B 368t |
808.8
B368t |
Leisure Reading
(Front of the Library) |
Shelved alphabetically by author's last name |
|
A Sample screen includes the following:
Author |
Pinker, Steven, 1954- author. |
Title |
The sense of style : the thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st century / Steven Pinker. |
Pub info |
New York : Penguin Books, 2015. ©2014 |
Descript |
viii, 359 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
Note |
Includes glossary (pages 309-318). |
Subject |
Rhetoric. |
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