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PS3607.I45545 A[uthor cutter] YEAR
Media notes: Avante Guard= M87.D252 M6 1995 781.66 N450090 781.66 N450091 = M1500.R455 O3 1996 781.66 N450 = M25 C658 1991 780.947 = M1010. 780.92 = M1012 791.4372 Si45g2 = PN1992.8.C66 Si45g2 2002 791.4372 PN1997 .T473 YEAR SDA 49392 M87.D252 M6 2002
Most print books in the Chatham University's JKM Library are/will be organized by Library of Congress (LC) call number as a method to group like subjects together on library book shelves. Each book has a unique identification number (or shelf address); this number is found on the spine of books (or sometimes on the front cover) and in the library's catalog records.
These unique shelf location numbers allow the books to be organized alphabetically by Library of Congress (LC) subject letters and numbers, grouping like subjects together for easier browsing. (See complete list of LC subject classification categories for details.)
Here's a sample call number, with an explanation for each line:
QE - indicates the general subject area; presented on the shelf in alphabetical order
862 - number line which indicates more specifically the subject area; presented on the shelf in numerical order within the QE section
.D5 - combination of letters and numbers that often represent the author's last name; presented on the shelf in alphabetical then decimal order
E539 - second combination of letters and numbers to further refine; not always present
2006 - year of publication; presented chronologically on the shelf
Sometimes the library location is also indicated on the book label above the call number (for example OLKES, for Olkes Collection, or REFERENCE, for Reference Books, or FOLIO, for oversized books).
When you are looking for a print book in our libraries, always start with the top line of the call number. Remember, books are arranged alphabetically by this top line. For example, all BR numbers are together, after BP and before BS, and all B’s come after all combinations of A and before all combinations of C, like this:
B . . . BP, BR, BS, . . . C, CA, CB . . .
When books have identical letter lines, look to the number line next. Books are ordered using whole numbers on this line. For example:
When the top two lines are identical, look to the third line. Books are first ordered alphabetically; books with the same letter in the third line are then arranged by decimal number (not whole number.) The following call numbers are in correct order:
When the top three lines are identical, look to the fourth line. If it contains a letter followed by numbers, items are organized by letter and, within each letter, by decimal number. (Note that this works just like the line above it, treating the numbers as a decimal even though there is no visible decimal point.) The following call numbers are in correct order:
Multiple editions of a book will have the same call number, except for the last line, which will be the year of publication. Later years are shelved after earlier ones.
Some call numbers will include lines at the bottom to describe the volume, issue or part of the larger publication. These are shelved in alphabetical or numerical order, whichever is used. The following example is in correct order:
Call# conversion project from Dewey to LOC: fall 2020 - Summer 202?
PHASE II OBJECTIVE: LOC has become the defacto standard in academic libraries, and as Chatham continues to "expand" and our materials become more visible via resource sharing, our presense as a bonafide academic leader will remain intact. These records that didn't get an automatic LOC assignment through the phase I process represent about 1/4 of the total circulating collection, and were bypassed in a recent inclusive call number re-build of the catalog. Aside from very recent records (post-2000) and obscure gems, these assigned records have very little or no acknowledgment of viabilty in the bibliographic universe, and thus are prime candidates for de-selection (weeding).finished 1/18/22 PHASE III OBJECTIVE: Now that every item has an assigned LC call#, go through the ENTIRE collection and do a quality control of all records, adding the publication year as the suffix of the LC call#. |
Open assigned MRC file
Locate place where left off ****
Go to 050 field
Repeat
When finished, place marker (****) under last finished record
SQL w/ GMD splitter |
SET-UP
1-Login to KOHA, then come back here and click-on assigned link:
2-In a different tab/window, open:
Library of Congress - basic, popular
WVU - regional eccentricities
Akron - music, media
3-Go Libstaff and Click on the Title at the top of the list, then Copy ISBN (or Title/author if no ISBN) from Libstaff and paste and search in LC Catalog Quick Search webpage
4-Scroll down and copy and the LC Classification number
a) Go Back to Libstaff and select EDIT/Record
1-scroll down to the 050 field and paste the LC call #
2-navigate to the 690 field that has "No LOC ..." and delete the field
3-Save the Record
4-Click the right arrow to go to next record, repeating from Step-3 above
b) if no records are found
Go Back to Libstaff and select EDIT/Record
1-navigate to the 690 field that has "No LOC ..." and place an "x" in front of the "No LOC ..." (so it looks like: xNo LOC...)
2-Save the Record
3-Click the right arrow to go to next record, repeating from Step-3 above
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