Monographs Location by Call Number

TOPIC:  Index for Proper Location Based on Call Number
DATE: 01/10/03
PREPARED BY: Laurie Eagleson
REVIEWED/REVISED BY TRAINING AND DOCUMENTATION TEAM: 01/16/03

Long Version

  1. As a rule, the following groups go to these locations:
    • A-L AZUA Main
    • N, P AZUA Main
    • Z (1-1000.5) AZUA Main
    • M AZU< Music
    • Q-V AZUT Science
  2. Materials in this group are exceptions to the larger letter class they belong to:
    • G Atlases containing more than 50% maps; if unsure, consult geography selector.
    • AZUC Map Coll.
    • GA Contact the geography selector for location decision.
    • GB, GC, GE AZUT Science
    • NA ZAZ2 Architecture
    • PZ AZZL Juvenile Coll.
    • TR AZU( CCP
    • or ZAZM CCP Rare Books
  3. Some materials classed in Z will not go to Main Stacks. A separate document will be created to provide guidelines for how the location for such materials will be decided.
  4. Materials for Juvenile Coll., CCP, CCP Rare Books, Main Ref., Science Ref., Architecture, and Special Coll. can be classed anywhere in the LC schedule. Materials ordered for these collections do not need to be formally released to go there.
    • Juvenile Collection AZZL
    • CCP AZU
    • CCP Rare Books ZAZM
    • Main Reference AZUR
    • Science Reference ZAZK
    • Architecture ZAZ2
    • Special Collections AZUI
  5. See "Branch Codes" list for complete location codes and holding library symbols.