How to Read Call Numbers (Helpful guide from the University of Arizona Libraries)

Source: InfoGuides at George Mason University

Or check out this short (2 mins) video from the Library of Congress:

Source: Northwestern Libraries' Library of Congress Call Numbers

Books are shelved by subject using Library of Congress call numbers.

If you find a book on your topic on the shelf, look around! There may be other books on the same shelf that are on the same or a similar topic.

Books that you can check out:

A - H: Level 2

J - Z: Level 4

Reference books (library use only):

Level 3