How to decipher call numbers

What is a call number?

Call numbers are a series of predetermined numbers and letters allocated to items held by the library. They arrange items on the shelves so that items dealing with the same subjects are near each other. Call numbers are stuck to the spine or front of each item.

Monash University Library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification system for its call numbers except:

• The Law Library uses a variation on the Moys legal classification system.
• Clayton campus libraries use Dewey variations for Literature, Philosophy and Mathematics (Mos).