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In general, the more of a call number that is typed, the fewer the results there will be. Call numbers can be Dewey Decimal Numbers or collection designations and most are followed by an author's or performer's name, although some are followed by the first word of the title or other identifier.

For example: 641.5 – cookbooks
  641.5972 – Mexican food cookbooks
  DVD/Movie – DVD movies in alphabetical order
  DVD/Movie/Annie – DVD movies titles beginning with "Annie"
  jE/C – Picture books by authors whose last name begins with "C"
  jE/Carle – Picture books by authors with the last name "Carle"

If you do not find what you need, please ask a librarian for assistance.

Below is a list of collection Call Number prefixes. To automatically perform a given call number search for a collection from the table below, click the underlined call number. A few searches can not be demonstrated in this manner and so have no link.

ADULT PRINT MATERIALS
Collection Call Number Specific example Type of material

Fiction

Fiction/Austen

Fiction

Mystery

Mystery/Christie

Detective and mystery fiction

Science fiction

Science Fiction/Asimov

Science fiction and fantasy

Large Print (followed by Dewey #, biography, fiction, mystery, or western)

Large Print/Biography/Cronkite

Large type materials

Young adult fiction

Young Adult Fiction/Cormier

Young adult fiction

Book Club Kit

Book Club Kit/Kite

Multiple copies of a book and an information packet for use with book clubs

Magazine

Magazine

Magazines

Newspaper

Newspaper

Newspapers

Easy Reading

Easy Reading/Fiction/Poe

Easy Reading for adult learners

[Language name]

Spanish

Mostly fiction titles in other languages - NOT how to learn the language

Dewey number (3 digits followed by a decimal point and other digits as needed for exact subject)

530.11/Einstein ; or for more physics, just 530

Nonfiction

Biography (followed by subject's name)

Biography/Kennedy, John

Biographies

Ref/Dewey number

Ref/423.1/Roget's

Reference books


CHILDREN'S PRINT MATERIALS
Collection Call Number Specific example Type of material

jFiction

jFiction/Dahl

Fiction

jE

jE/VanAllsburg

Picture books

jReader

jReader/LeSieg

Easy readers

jMagazine

jMagazine

Magazines

jHoliday (followed by Dewey #, E, or Fiction)

jHoliday/E/Moore

Books about major holidays

jCaldecott

jCaldecott/Sendak

Caldecott award winners

jDewey number (3 digits followed by a decimal point and other digits as needed for exact subject)

j551.553/Simon or for more weather, just j551.5

Nonfiction

jBiography (followed by subject's name or Dewey #)

jBiography/Tubman, Harriet

Biographies

Parent/Teacher/Dewey number

Parent/Teacher/790.1

Books for parents & teachers of preschool & primary age children

Ref/Children's Room/jDewey number

Ref/Children's Room/j016.81

Reference books about children's literature


ADULT NON-PRINT MATERIALS
Collection Call Number Specific example Type of material

Art

Art/Monet

Art-to-Go

Video/Movie

Video/Movie/Psycho

Movies on videotape

DVD/Movie

DVD/Movie/Lord

Movies on DVD

Video/TV

Video/TV/Sopranos/1st season

Fiction television programs on videotape

DVD/TV

DVD/TV/Lonesome

Fiction television programs on DVD

Video/Dewey #

Video/520/Sagan

Nonfiction videos

DVD/Dewey#

DVD/822.33/Hamlet

Nonfiction DVD

Fiction on Tape

Fiction on Tape/Dickens

Audiobooks on cassette tapes

Fiction on Disc

Fiction on Disc/Austen

Audiobooks on compact disc

Audio cassette/Dewey# (or Biography)

Audio Cassette/817.54/Barry

Nonfiction audiobooks on cassette tapes

Compact Disc (followed by abbreviations & usually performer or composer)

 

 

/Dewey #

Compact Disc/822.33/Hamlet

Nonfiction books and information

/BL

Compact Disc/BL/Stravinsky

Ballet music

/BN

Compact Disc/BN/Sousa

Band music

/BU

Compact Disc/BU/Howlin'

Blues

/CH

Compact Disc/CH/Dvorak

Chamber music

/CO

Compact Disc/CO/Bach, J.S.

Choral music

/CR

Compact Disc/CR/Chipmunks

Christmas

/CT

Compact Disc/CT/Beethoven

Concertos

/CW

Compact Disc/CW/Haggard

Country Western

/EL

Compact Disc/EL/Tape-Beatles

Electronic music

/FO:N

Compact Disc/FO:N/Seeger

U.S. folk music

/JA

Compact Disc/JA/Jarrett

Jazz music

/MU

Compact Disc/MU/Annie

Musicals and films

/NA

Compact Disc/NA/Kitaro

New Age music

/OP

Compact Disc/OP/Mozart

Operas

/ORC

Compact Disc/ORC/Handel

Orchestral music

/ORG

Compact Disc/ORG/Bach, J.S.

Organ music

/PE

Compact Disc/PE/Kodo

Percussion music

/PI

Compact Disc/PI/Chopin

Piano music

/PO

Compact Disc/PO/Beatles

Pop/Rock music

/RE

Compact Disc/RE/Grant

Religious music

/SO

Compact Disc/SO/Spooky

Sounds & sound effects

/ST

Compact Disc/ST/Segovia

Stringed Instrumental music

/SY

Compact Disc/SY/Mahler

Symphonies

/VO

Compact Disc/VO/TeKanawa

Vocal music

/WE

Compact Disc/WE/Brides

Wedding music

/WI

Compact Disc/WI/Canadian

Wind Instrumental music

/WO:A

Compact Disc/WO:A/Nyman

World music (general) arranged by performer

/WO:G

Compact Disc/WO:G/Ireland

World music arranged geographically


CHILDREN'S NON-PRINT MATERIALS
Collection Call number Specific example Type of material

jVideo

jVideo/Arthur

Videos for younger children

jVideo/Fiction

jVideo/Fiction/Shiloh

Videos for older children

jVideo/Dewey #

jVideo/363.378/Firehouse

Nonfiction videos

jDVD

jDVD/Clifford

DVD for younger children

jDVD/Fiction

jDVD/Fiction/Matilda

DVD for older children

jDVD/Dewey #

jDVD/567.9/Dinosaurs

Nonfiction DVD

jBooks on tape

jBooks on Tape/Avi

Audiobooks on cassette tape

jBooks on Disc

jBooks on Disc/Cleary

Audiobooks on compact disc

jAudio/Book

jAudio/Book

Cassette tape and book combination

jCompact disc

jCompact Disc/Diamond

Music on compact disc

jMultimedia (followed by Win or Win/Mac, then Dewey # or Fiction)

jMultimedia/Win/Mac/Fiction/Pajama

Computer CD-Rom discs

jToy/Game

jToy/Game

Toys and games

Storytime Kit

Storytime Kit

Storytime kits