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The library has many literary works in its collection, including novels, short stories, and plays. The library also carries many scholarly works on literary theory, particular works of literature, and particular authors. Students also have access to books carried by other Triad academic libraries through the Triad Academic Library Association (TALA) and to books carried by libraries worldwide through the Interlibrary Loan program (ILL). Please use the links below to help you find books in the library's own collection or to access books in
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Books about language and literature are on the 4th floor stacks. P – Philology, Linguistics P 87 - 96: Communication & mass media PA – Greek & Latin language and literature PE – English language PJ – Oriental languages and literatures PK – Indo-Iranian languages and literatures PL – Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, and Oceania PM – Hyperborean, Indian, and artificial languages PN – Literature (general) PN 1010 - 1525: Poetry PN 1990 - 1992.92: Broadcasting PN 1993 - 1999: Motion pictures PN 4699 - 5650: Journalism PN 6700 - 6790: Comic books, strips, etc. PQ – French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese literature PR – English literature PS – American literature PT – German, Dutch, Flemish since 1830, Afrikaans, Scandinavian, Old Norse: Old Icelandic and Norwegian, Modern Icelandic, Faroese, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish literatures PZ – Fiction and juvenile belles lettres
If "Ref" is in front of the call number then it's located in the Reference Room. If "CMC" is in front of the call number then it's located in the Curriculum Materials Center on the bottom floor. |
A call number is like the address of a book. If you have the call number, you can find where the book lives in the library. It's made up of letters and numbers in a very specific combination that designates the subject and the author of that specific book.
So how do you read a call number?
The first line is made up of one or two letters and is meant to be read in alphabetical order.
The second line is a number. Sometimes it has a decimal at the end. If so, it would be after the same number without a decimal.
The third line has a decimal, a letter, and some numbers. Read the letter in alphabetical order, then the number like it was a decimal. This is where it might get confusing. For example, this book would come before PN 6747 .S3 and after PN 6747 .S12. Remember decimals technically continue on forever with 0's.
Sometimes the fourth line looks just like the third line with the actual decimal in front of the letter. That means you read it just like the third line (alphabetical then like the number is a decimal).
The last line could be a year, representing the year it was published, so read it as a number!
Sometimes the last line might be v.1, or c.2, or the call number might end at the third line! If you have a hard time finding the book, please ask us for assistance!
As Greensboro College students, you can go to college and university libraries in Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, and Burlington and check out materials with your Pride Card.
You can search the catalog for books all over the world! If you find something you want and we don't have, you can request it through interlibrary loan.
