Finding Books

Every library has its own system. But pretty much every system uses a "Call Number" to tell you where in the library that book is found.

Here at HBS, we use a system created for our library.

Step 1: is it...

Fiction Non-Fiction

* tells a story     * gives information

* organized by genre (flavor)     * organized by subject

* used letters for sections     * uses numbers for sections

That will tell you what half of the library the book is in, sort of like the zip code or neighborhood.

Step 2: what sub-section? Sort of like the street name

Step 3: The 3 letter code (usually the first 3 letters of the author's last name) - sort of like the house number