WR 121: Written Reasoning as Discovery and Inquiry

Library of Congress (LC) Call Numbers are like an item's address to help you find where it lives on the shelf. Each letter stands for an academic discipline. In the image below, L is for Education, LD is for Individual Institutions - United States. Can you guess which institution is at LD 4363 .U55 2006? 

To read a call number, read the number from left to right or top to bottom as follows:

1. Alphabetically (L before LC, LC before LD)
2. Numerically (4363 before 4364.6)
3. Alphabetically (.A before .B) 
4. Decimal order (.A2 before .A5 or .A55) 
5. (Sometimes there are more pieces in alphabetical and then numerical order here)
6. Finally, chronologically (1985 before 1986) This is year of publication and may or may not be included.

Lastly, the shelf is organized from top to bottom in sections, so you'll zig-zag down each section to look for your call number before moving to the next section. 

Bonus: You can also click the "Locate" option in LibrarySearch to see a floor map with the number of the shelf your item is on.

To drill down into the LC Classification Outline, use the link below: