Department Manual
Call Numbers that Affect Location

Purpose: To outline those call numbers that determine the cataloged location of an item.

Performed by: All catalogers.

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Note: None of the following call numbers should be processed for Hale Stacks and should be changed without question to the locations indicated below. Place a flyer in the item for the proper location and complete processing. If any item in the following categories contains a flyer for a location that is different than the location prescribed in this document, check with your cataloging team leader.

1. G1000-G9999 numbers are automatically processed for Gov. Pub. Maps/Atlases (gov map) or Oversize Maps/Atlases (gov mfolio)

2. M2 and M3 call numbers are automatically processed for the Music Scores Collection (mus scor)

3. NA call numbers are automatically processed for the Architecture Library (arch)

4. PZ5-PZ9999 call numbers are automatically processed for the Juvenile Literature Collection (juv), unless they are audiovisual or have a branch location flyer in them. 

Reference items

For items going to either of the Hale Library reference collections (ref or sci ref):

• All reference items with call numbers A-P should go to ref
  
• All reference items with call numbers Q-V should go to sci ref
  
• For reference items with Z call numbers, follow the flyer in the piece
  

Note: This does not apply to items going to gov ref, mrrc ref, mic ref, music ref, or any of the branch reference locations.