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Understanding Call Numbers

Learn about call numbers and how they categorize books in the library. Discover the recipes for fiction, easy fiction, nonfiction, and biography call numbers. Understand how to put call numbers in order.

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Understanding Call Numbers

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  1. Let’s Learn About Call Numbers

  2. Remember, a call number is like the book’s address in the library. It tells where the book lives on the library shelf.

  3. Our library has three kinds of books, so we have three kinds of call numbers: fiction easy fiction nonfiction

  4. Today we’re going to learn the recipe for making all three kinds of call numbers.

  5. A fiction call number is made up of two parts: F (for fiction) first three letters in the author’s last name

  6. So a fiction call number for the author, Beverly Cleary would look like this: F Cle

  7. What would the fiction call number for the author, Matt Christopher look like? F Chr

  8. An easy fiction call number is made up of two parts: E (for easy fiction) first three letters in the author’s last name

  9. So an easy fiction call number for the author, Jan Brett would look like this: E Bre

  10. What would the easy fiction call number for the author, Peggy Parish look like? E Par

  11. How do we put fiction and easy fiction call numbers in order? Think……How can we put letters in order? That’s right, fiction and easy fiction call numbers are inABC order.

  12. Nonfiction call numbers are made up of two parts: Numbers (for the subject) first three letters in the author’s last name

  13. So a nonfiction call number for a mammal book by Jane Mosley would look like this: 599 Mos

  14. How do we put nonfiction call numbers in order? Think...nonfiction call numbers have numbers and letters, so.. Nonfiction call numbers are put in number order first, then in ABC order.

  15. One kind of nonfiction book has a different recipe from the rest. biography

  16. What is a biography? A book about the life of a famous person. Biography call numbers have their own special recipe.

  17. Biography call numbers are made up of two parts. 92 (the number for biography) first three letters of the famous person’s last name

  18. So the call number for a biography about George Washington would look like this: 92 Was

  19. What would the call number for a biography about Troy Aikman look like? 92 Aik

  20. How are biography call numbers put in order? Since all biography call numbers have a 92, they are put in ABC order.

  21. Let’s see if you can tell what kind of book goes with each call number !!

  22. E Car easy fiction

  23. 567.9 Ber nonfiction

  24. 92 Lin biography

  25. E Mcd easy fiction

  26. F Gif fiction

  27. 796 Bon nonfiction

  28. F Par fiction

  29. 92 Edi biography

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