Call Numbers

1. Call Numbers F GOR

2. Learning Targets • I can use call numbers to find books. • I can put call numbers in order.

3. A call number is like the book’s address in the library • It tells where the book lives on the library shelf.

4. 3 Kinds of Call Numbers Fiction - F Easy Fiction - E Nonfiction – 123

5. Q & A - Fiction Books What kinds of books are in the Fiction section?

6. Fiction Books FOSB FAVI FMCD 1st 3 letters author’s last name

7. Q & A -Fiction Books If you were the author of a Fiction book, what would your call number be? FGOR

8. Q & A – Easy Books What kinds of books are in the Easy section?

9. Easy Books EYEE ESEU ENOB 1st 3 letters author’s last name

10. Q & A – Easy Books If you were the author of a Easy book, what would your call number be? EGOR

11. Shelving BooksFiction & Easy • How do we put books in order? • ABC Order by author’s last name

12. Q & A - Nonfiction Books What kinds of books are in the Nonfiction section?

13. Nonfiction Call Numbers • Numbers for the subject according to the Dewey Decimal Classification System • 1st 3 letters author’s last name

14. Practice - Nonfiction Nonfictionbegins withNumbers

15. Nonfiction Books 598.47MAC 796.92STE 495.1KUD 1st 3 letters author’s last name

16. Q & A -Nonfiction Books If you were the author of a Nonfiction book, what would your call number be? 636.72GOR

17. Shelving Nonfiction Books Put Number in order ABC Order by author’s last name 495.1KUD 598.47MAC 599.7OWI 796.92STE

18. Biography • A book about the life of a famous person • Special Call Numbers BGOR 92GOR

19. Biographies BWAS BADA BJOB 1st 3 letters of the person’s last name

20. Shelving Biographies ABC Order by person’s last name BJOB BWAS BADA

21. What kind ofbook is this? B Was

22. E Car easy fiction

23. 567.9 Ber nonfiction

24. E Mcd easy fiction

25. F Gif fiction

26. 796 Bon nonfiction

27. F Par fiction

28. BEdi biography

29. Congratulations! You are learning about Call Numbers!