The Library of Congress Classification System arranges materials by subjects. The first sections of the call number correspond to the book's subject. The letter-and-decimal section of the call number usually represent the author's name or the book's title. The last section of the call number is the date of publication. This table illustrates how to read the sections of a call number.
The Book
The Call Number
Title: What You Need to Know About Developing Study Skills, Taking Notes and Tests, Using Dictionaries and Libraries
The first two lines describe the subject of the book.
LB2359=Methods of Study in Higher Education
LB
2395
This line represents the author's last name. .C65=Coman
