The prince materials at Mabee Library are shelved according to teh Library of Congress Classification System. Each item in the library collection is assigned a call number. Call numbers begin with letters, followed by a series of numbers. The letters at the beginning of each call number identify the subject of the item. The items are shelved alphabetically by the first letters in the call number, and then numerically.
For example:
QM: human anatomy
QP: physiology
RC: internal medicine
RM: therapeutics, pharmacology
The numbers in the call number break down the subject even further. For example, items with a call number of RC 705-779 would have a focus on diseases of the respiratory system.
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