In large libraries many items on the same subject -- books, periodicals, and even movies and CDs -- will have similar call numbers in the library catalog and on the shelf. It is important to write down the entire call number in order to locate the item.

Modified 2005 from The University of Texas at Austin's TILT by members of the LSU Libraries Reference Department.
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