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Call number format on spine label

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Discover the call number formats available for spine labels in Connexion client.
Call number
(Field(s) of origin)		 Format Example
Library of Congress Line 1: alphabetic part or class number
Line 2: numeric part of class number
Line 3: period and first cutter, or data that follows a space or ‡b
Line 4: second cutter, or data that follows a space or ‡b
Line N*: data that follows a space or comma- space		 DR
340.3
.N4
A313
1969
Dewey
(092)

Class number up to 8 characters		 Line 1: entire class number
Line 2: data that follows ‡b
Line 3: data that follows a comma-space		 813.45
Uris
Dewey
(092)

Class number 9-11 characters		 Line 1: numerals preceding decimal point
Line 2: decimal point and following numerals
Line 3: data that follows ‡b
Line N*: data that follows a comma-space		 929
.5097742
D59
Dewey
(092)

Class number up to 12 characters		 Line 1: numerals preceding decimal point
Line 2: decimal point and next 7 numerals
Line 3: remaining numerals
Line 4: data that follows ‡b
Line N*: data that follows a comma-space		 779
.9914950
3700924
M26
1972
Library Archives Canada
(055)

National Library of Medicine
(060, 096)

National Agricultural Library
(070)		 Line 1: alphabetic part of class number
Line 2: numeric part of class number
Line 3: first cutter, or data that follows a space or ‡b
Line 4: second cutter, or data that follows a space or ‡b
Line N*: data that follows a comma-space		 WA
540
AA1
C66b
1973
Local
(098, 099)		 Line 1: data in first ‡a
Line N*: data in next ‡a		 Microfiche
H879c
*N = any line number higher than the preceding line number in the list.

 Note:

  • When the client extracts the call number from fields 092, 090, and 096, ‡e and ‡f print the same as ‡b.
  • When the client extracts the call number from fields 098 and 099, ‡e and ‡f print the same as ‡a.