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Local Call Numbers

In addition to Library of Congress Call Numbers and Government Document Call Numbers, we use a number of other types of call number for special sections in our collections. The list below describes the kinds of items you can locate with this type of search.

Current periodicals and newspapers (Athens) Call numbers begin with CURRENT:
CURRENT AMERICAN NEWSPAPER
CURRENT PERIODICAL
CURRENT MATH PERIODICAL
Digital (online) Videos Call numbers begin with DIGITAL VIDEO
Electronic Books Call numbers begin with ELECTRONIC BOOK
Electronic Journals Call numbers begin with ELECTRONIC JOURNAL:
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL-HISTORY
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL-ENGLISH
Gordy Language Cassettes (Athens) Call numbers begin with C-VC, E-VC, F-VC, G-VC, G-VD, I-VC, ML-VC, R, R-VC, S-VC
Feature Films (Athens) Call numbers begin with FEATURE FILM
Feature DVDs (Athens) Call numbers begin with FEATURE DVD
Honors Papers (Athens) Call numbers begin with DEPT. HONORS PAPER
IMS tapes (Athens) Call numbers begin with LRC 225
Juv. Easy (Zanesville) Call numbers begin with JUV. EASY
Leisure Reading Collection (Athens) LEIS FIC for Fiction
LEIS MYS for Mystery
LEIS NFC for Non-Fiction
LEIS SFF for Science Fiction and Fantasy
Manuscripts (Athens) Call numbers begin with Mss
Music Compact Disks (Athens) Call numbers begin with CD
Music Recordings (Athens) Call numbers begin with 33
Newspapers on Microfilm (Athens) NEWSPAPER ON MICROFILM
Periodicals on Microfilm (Athens) MICROFILM PERIODICAL
Southeast Asian Law (Athens) Call numbers begin with KQ
SuDOCS Numbers (Athens)
(U.S. government publications)
Because of a former policy, some SuDOCS Numbers were indexed as Local Call Numbers. Current practice is to index them as SuDOCS Numbers; however, if the number is not located with the SuDOCS call number search, a local call number search should be tried. More on SuDOCS Numbers.
Theses and Dissertations (Athens)

See also Find: Dissertations & Theses.
Call numbers begin with Thesis D for doctoral dissertations; Thesis M for master's theses. These call numbers apply only to Theses submitted to Ohio University to fulfill degree requirements from Ohio University; theses from other universities receive Library of Congress Call Numbers appropriate to their subjects.
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