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B R E A K I N G T H E C O D EC A L L # T R A I N I N G
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O U T L I N E
• What is a call#?
• How do I find a call#?
• How do I find the book?
• What if I need help?
• Let's try it.
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W H AT I S A C A L L # ?
• 21 Letters that represent subjects/fields
• H=Social Sciences
• L=Education
• P=Language & Literature
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W H AT I S A C A L L # ?
• 21 Classes break into subclasses:
• N: Art breaks into:
• NA: Architecture;
• NB: Sculpture;
• ND: Painting
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W H AT I S A C A L L # ?
• 1st line: those letters we just talked about
• 2nd line: Numbers
• 3rd line: Cutter "Number" (acts like a decimal)
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T R I V I A Q U E S T I O N
Where did I, O, W, X, Y go??
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T R I V I A A N S W E R *
• O & I confused with numbers 0 and 1• No historical records re: why W, X, and Y
were left vacant after 1899• X and YA used internally by Special
Collection• W used by the National Library of Medicine
*According to the Library of Congress Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO)
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H O W D O I F I N D A C A L L # ?
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H O W D O I F I N D A C A L L # ?
Write down the ENTIRE CALL#!
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T R I V I A Q U E S T I O N
Can you break this code: "1600 Pennsylvania Ave."?
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T R I V I A A N S W E R
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– J I M
“Write down the ENTIRE !@#$%^&* CALL#!”
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H O W D O I F I N D T H E B O O K ?
• Use the 1st letter of the call# to find the floor
• Go to the floor & read labels on shelves
• If it's not right there, look around a bit
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H O W D O I F I N D T H E B O O K ?
• Alphabetical by 1st letter, then 2nd letter
• Then by number
• Then by cutter "number"
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T R I V I A Q U E S T I O N
On which floor would a book with this call# be found? W457
.G9 2016
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T R I V I A A N S W E R
We're not the National Library of Medicine!
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W H AT I F I N E E D H E L P ?
• Ask your supervisor
• Ask a student supervisor
• Ask a librarian at the Research Help Desk
• Text a librarian 607-341-7883
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* If they have a subject, refer them to Research Help
H E L P I N G A C U S T O M E R
• If they have a book title, demonstrate finding call#, DON'T JUST DO IT FOR THEM*
• Give them the bookmark & point out text help #
• "Show, don't tell."
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L E T ' S T R Y I T !
• Break into 2 teams
• Get books as quickly as you can
* Student supers only provide "moral support" unless absolutely necessary