What are Call Numbers for
Each book in the library has a unique call number. A call number is like an address: it tells us where the book is located in the library. Call numbers appear on the spine of the book and in online library catalogue.
Note that the same call number can be written from
top-to-bottom, or left-to-right
Ewing Memorial Library uses Dewey Decimal Classification for call numbers to arrange its collections. This system uses numbers to arrange materials by subjects.
Reading Call Numbers
The Ewing Memorial Library has three floors and its collections are arranged in various halls and rooms on all three floors. The complete collection map is given below.
Ewing Memorial Library Collection Guide
| Subject Collection | Location | Call No. Range |
|
Ground Floor |
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| English Language (509) | First Room on Right of Entrance | 400-480 |
| English Literature (5593) | First Room on Right of Entrance | 800-880 |
| Journalism (372) | First Room on Right of Entrance | 070-079 |
| Philosophy & Psychology (1271) | First Room on Right of Entrance | 100-159 |
| Reference Collection (1296) | Reference Room | REF001-REF999 |
| Journals and Magazines | Reference Room | |
| Islamic Reference Collection (1600) | Last Room on Right Corner | REF297 -REF297.9 |
|
First Floor |
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| Religious Studies (4487) | Right Room on Right Stairs | 200-299 |
| Pure Sciences (8639) | Main Hall Shelves | 500-50 |
| Applied Sciences (3099) | Main Hall Shelves | 600-690 |
| Social Sciences (9609) | Left Room on Left Stairs | 300 – 390 |
| Computer Sciences (955) | Front Room on Left Stairs | 003-006 |
|
Second Floor |
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| Urdu & Punjabi Language (100) | Main Hall Shelves | 491.42-491.4399 |
| Urdu & Punjabi Literature (3510) | Main Hall Shelves | 891.42-891.4399 |
| Geography & History (4751) | Main Hall Shelves | 900-999 |
| Folio Back File | Main Hall Shelves | |
| Bound Volumes of Newspapers | Main Hall Shelves | |
