Library of Congress Call Numbers are arranged alphabetically and numerically. Read a call number from left to right, top to bottom.
| The first set of letters is alphabetical. | H45 .B62 1990 |
HA126 .F99 1987 |
HB12 .I90 1975 |
HC13 .C55 1952 |
| The following set of numbers is in numerical order. | B45 .H432 1980 |
B467 .K77 1967 |
B1200 .P95 A66 1990 |
B1231 .C33 I7 1981 |
| The following letters (after the decimal point) are alphabetical. | KF456 .A43 1993 |
KF456 .B99 1990 |
KF456 .K99 1987 |
KF456 .L70 1990 |
| The following numbers are in decimal order. Note that .C263 comes between .C26 and .C27. | L901 .C25 1977 |
L901 .C26 1993 |
L901 .C263 1988 |
L901 .C27 1976 |
| There may be
another line of letters and numbers. These
will be in alphabetical and decimal order. |
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| A publication date may follow. | B1200 .P95 A65 1990 |
B1200 .P95 A651 1974 |
B1200 .P95 A66 1981 |
B1200 .P95 A87 1966 |
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