Materials in Coastal and most academic libraries are organized on shelves by subject using the Library of Congress (LC) classification system. Many high schools and public libraries use the numeric Dewey Decimal System.
LC is alphanumeric, so it uses letters and numbers to assign unique "call numbers" for each item. Think of call numbers as addresses. They are included in item records in GIL-Find, the library's online catalog. Use the call number to locate a specific item and to browse other related sources nearby on the shelves in the library stacks.
The video below describes how to read a call number. If you need more help locating library materials, ask a librarian.
Book Title: God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man: A Saltwater Geechee Talks About Life on Sapelo Island
Author: Cornelia Walker Bailey (with Christena Bledsoe)
Call Number: F292 .M15 B35 2001
F | History of the Americas |
292 | Georgia |
.M15 | A continuation of the classification in line 2 specifying McIntosh County (1st cutter) |
B35 | Represents Bailey, the author's surname (2nd cutter) |
2001 | Year of publication |
See the book record in GIL-Find.
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College of Coastal Georgia
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College of Coastal Georgia
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Kingsland, GA 31548
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