In our catalog, if the book is listed as "Available at American University Library Stacks", it means the book is a print book (physical volume, not online book) arranged by call number and located on one of the shelves in the library. "Available" books located in the Library Stacks may be checked out.
[Please note: AU-WCL means that the book is in the Washington College of Law's Pence Law Library. Books marked "Course Reserves" books are shelved behind the Circulation/Borrowing Desk. They may be checked out for a limited period of time, usually 3 hours.]
The AU Library uses the Library of Congress Classification scheme which groups books by subject. The call "numbers" begin with 1,2, or 3 letters followed by numbers. Books are shelved by subject, according to their classification. Most call numbers consist of four parts:
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KF
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alpha - indicates the general subject area
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1500
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number - indicates the specific subject area
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.W53
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decimal point followed by a letter - identifies the specific book
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2018 year published
American University Library Stacks Directory:
- Call numbers that begin with N and TR = Lower Level
- Call numbers A through H = Second Floor
- Call numbers J through Z = Third Floor (except N + TR)
Each range of shelving has a card on the upper end panel that has two call numbers. The first number is the first book on that shelf, the second is the last. If you are looking for KF 1500 .W53 2018, go to the 3rd floor and look for the card that has KF 1400- KF 1600. The book you need, KF 1500 will be on that shelf.
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