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Definition of Call number
1. Noun. A mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location.
Definition of Call number
1. Noun. (library science) An identification number, usually consists of a combination of numbers and characters, used to identify and locate materials within a library. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Call Number
Literary usage of Call number
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1896)
"If the replaced copy is exactly the same as the other, a comparison with the old
catalog card shows it, and in that case the same call number is given. ..."
2. Cataloging rules: with explanations and illustrations by Dorcas Fellows, New York State Library School, Jennie Dorcas Fellows (1922)
"The call number, ie the number by which the book is called for, is the connecting
... Thus for Fiske's History of the United States the call number is 973, ..."
3. Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Library Association by American Library Association. Conference, American Library Association (1911)
"When book is issued, assistant copies the call number from the book plate upon
a manila charge slip, then adds the name of borrower and her date of loan. ..."
4. Simplified Library School Rules: Card Catalog, Accession, Book Numbers by Melvil Dewey (1898)
"Give items of cost carefully, thus making the accession book for all practical
purposes the invoice book. Mark gifts ' g ' in cost column. 22r call number. ..."
5. Cataloging for Small Libraries by Theresa Hitchler (1915)
"(See also call number.) Book Plate. A label pasted in a book to mark its ownership
and ... call number. The number, or combination of numbers and letters, ..."
6. Papers and Proceedings of the ... General Meeting of the American Library by General Meeting, American Library Association (1909)
"For instance, Providence (RI) keeps for 2 years the charging slips arranged by
call number; Hartford (Conn.) keeps the old book cards and notes publisher on ..."
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