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How do I read NLM call numbers?
What are call numbers for?
How do I read call numbers?
How do I find call numbers on the shelves?
What does the call number mean?
Why is this important to know?
How do I know where to start looking?
How do I find call numbers on the shelves?
Read each section of a call number separately. This table illustrates the correct order of each section of a call number.
Hints
WX before WY
195 before 200
2715 before 277
Shelved
Books
WX
201
M37
WY
195
M3
WY
195
S646
1993
WY
200
A513
WY
200
C27
WY
200
C2715
WY
200
C277
1982
WY
200
C324
1992
WY
300
Dc2
1977
WY
300
Dc2
1996
Hints
A before C
277 before 324
1977 before 1996
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