Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library: Find Books

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Library Catalog

Find materials here at Fitchburg State; including items at the Reserve Desk.

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Locate Books within our Library

The following list details where to find the various collections and use the call numbers to locate items within the collections.

4th Floor

• Main Book Collection: Call Numbers begin with DK - Z.

3rd Floor

• Children's Books: Call Numbers are prefaced with C.L. and begin with A - Z.
• Young Adult Books: Call Numbers are prefaced with Y.A. and begin with A - Z.
• Main Book Collection: Call Numbers begin with A - DJ.

1st Floor

• Reference Books: Call Numbers are prefaced with REF. and begin with A - Z.
• Audio Discs: Call Numbers are prefaced with AV/CD and begin with A - Z.
• DVDs: Call Numbers are prefaced with AV/DVD and begin with A - Z.
• VHS Tapes: Call Numbers are prefaced with AV/VHS and begin with A - Z.

Classification

Books in our library are organized according to the Library of Congress classification system:

Call Numbers

Each record in the Library catalog is assigned a Call Number. This serves as the location for the book within the library.

Reading a Call Number :

DS
559.45
.H35
1986

The first two lines describe the subject of the book.

Call Numbers can begin with one, two, or three letters.
THe letters refer to the general subject: DS = History of Asia
These are followed by numbers, which refer to the specific subject matter:
DS559.45 = Vietnamese Conflict

The third line often represents the author's last name: H = Hallin

The last line represents the date of publication: 1986

Locate Books on the Shelf

Items are shelved by Call Numbers in both alphabetical and numerical order.