N | Fine Arts. Visual Arts |
8551 | Picture frames and framing -History |
.I8 | code for geography (Italy) |
P69 | code for author (Powell) |
2010 | publication date |
NC | Drawing |
70 | History of drawing |
.H66 | code for author (Holcomb) |
2009 | publication date |
TR | Photography |
287 | Photography Processing |
.A63 | code for author (Anchell) |
2000 | publication date |
Books: Library of Congress Call Number System
The Baylor Libraries uses the call number system designed by the Library of Congress (LC) for all books about the arts. This LC classification system is constructed of several lines of "code": the first line of the call number, consisting of a letter or letter combination, designates the subject classification
N | Fine Arts |
T | Technology (which includes subsections related to photography; arts and crafts; and chemical technologies for photography, ceramics, textiles, etc. For more detailed information on these areas, see tabs at top.) |
The second line, consisting of a number, designates specific subclassification, such as books about restoration of sculpture, the history of drawing, printmaking and engraving, darkroom technique, etc.
The remaining lines of the call number use information about the publication (usually a code for the author or composer and maybe a title and publication date) and are used to put items in order on the shelf example
Breslin, James E.B. Mark Rothko: A Biography. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993. Crouch Books ND237.R725 B74 1993
ND | designates the LC class (Fine Arts) and subclass (Painting) |
237 | subject classification (history) |
.R725 | alpha-numeric code for the artist's last name (Mark Rothko) |
B74 | alpha-numeric code for the the author's last name (James Breslin) |
1993 | date of publication |