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FSEM 171 - Plant, Animal, Mineral

Prof. Ben Child (Fall 2023)

Reading Call Numbers

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:

Call number locations by letter

Books that you can check out:

A - H: Level 2

J - Z: Level 4

Reference books (library use only):

Level 3


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