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Map of the United States with regions marked with corresponding class number. Used as reference tool by staff to understand the geographic breakdown of the regions of the United States.

The Anatomy of a Call Number

Posted by: Carissa Pastuch

I recently saw a public library Instagram reel that explained the breakdown of an entire call number of a book—using the Dewey Decimal System. The video pointed out that the demystification of these call number codes can be incredibly helpful to our users. If users can de-code the sequence, they can unlock how to find, …