Let’s Learn About

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Lets Learn About
Call Numbers
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Remember, a call number is like the books
address in the library. It tells where the book
lives on the library shelf.
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Our library has three kinds of books, so we have
three kinds of call numbers
fiction
easy fiction
nonfiction
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Today were going to learn the recipe for making
all three kinds of call numbers.
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A fiction call number is made up of two parts
F (for fiction)
first three letters in the authors last name
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So a fiction call number for the author,
Beverly Cleary would look like this
F Cle
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What would the fiction call number for the
author, Matt Christopher look like?
F Chr
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An easy fiction call number is made up of two
parts
E (for easy fiction)
first three letters in the authors last name
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So an easy fiction call number for the author,
Jan Brett would look like this
E Bre
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What would the easy fiction call number for the
author, Peggy Parish look like?
E Par
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How do we put fiction and easy fiction call
numbers in order?
ThinkHow can we put letters in order?
Thats right, fiction and easy fiction call
numbers are in ABC order.
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Nonfiction call numbers are made up of two parts
Numbers (for the subject)
first three letters in the authors last name
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So a nonfiction call number for a mammal book by
Jane Mosley would look like this
599 Mos
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How do we put nonfiction call numbers in order?
Think...nonfiction call numbers have numbers and
letters, so..
Nonfiction call numbers are put in number order
first, then in ABC order.
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One kind of nonfiction book has a different
recipe from the rest.
biography
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What is a biography?
A book about the life of a famous person.
Biography call numbers have their own special
recipe.
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Biography call numbers are made up of two parts.
92 (the number for biography)
first three letters of the famous persons last
name
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So the call number for a biography about
George Washington would look like this
92
Was
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What would the call number for a biography about
Troy Aikman look like?
92 Aik
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How are biography call numbers put in order?
Since all biography call numbers have a 92, they
are put in ABC order.
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Lets see if you can tell what kind of book goes
with each call number !!
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E Car
easy fiction
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567.9 Ber
nonfiction
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92 Lin
biography
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E Mcd
easy fiction
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F Gif
fiction
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796 Bon
nonfiction
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F Par
fiction
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92 Edi
biography