Birief review of finding call numbers and books for Memorial Library.

1. B R E A K I N G T H E C O D E
C A L L # T R A I N I N G

2. 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.

3. W H AT I S A C A L L # ?
• 21 Letters that
represent subjects/
fields
• H=Social Sciences
• L=Education
• P=Language &
Literature

4. 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

5. 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)

6. T R I V I A Q U E S T I O N
Where did I, O, W, X, Y go??

7. 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)

8. H O W D O I F I N D A C A L L # ?

10. H O W D O I F I N D A C A L L # ?
Write down the ENTIRE CALL#!

11. T R I V I A Q U E S T I O N
Can you break this code:
"1600 Pennsylvania Ave."?

12. T R I V I A A N S W E R

13. – J I M
“Write down the ENTIRE !@#$%^&* CALL#!”

14. 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

15. 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"

16. 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

17. T R I V I A A N S W E R
We're not the National Library of Medicine!

18. 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

19. * 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."

20. L E T ' S T RY I T !
• Break into 2 teams
• Get books as
quickly as you can
* Student supers only provide "moral support" unless absolutely
necessary