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Hamilton College Library
198 College Hill Road
Clinton, NY 13323

(315) 859-4479
(315) 859-4578 (fax)

Call Number Locator

A Call Number consists of two parts:

  • The Location Code - This code helps you find the building, floor, or room number where the material can be found. (see first table below)
  • The Call Number - This Call Number identifies the specific material you are seeking. The first letter of the Call Number corresponds to a subject category of the Library of Congress Classification system. (see the second table below)

Table 1: Location Codes


Location Code Location
AL COLL Alumni Collection – Archives, Basement
ARCHIVES Archives - Basement
BROOKS Brooks Collection – Near Main Entrance (1st Floor)
BROWSE Browsing Room – Near Main Entrance (1st Floor)
BURKE Burke Library
COMPACT STACK Basement
COMPACT STACK OVERSIZE Basement
FOLIO 2nd Floor
HAM COLL Hamilton College, Archives – Basement
KIRK COLL Kirkland College, Archives - Basement
MEDIA LIBRARY Christian Johnson Building, 3d Floor Room 303
MICROFICHE Microform Area, 1st Floor
MICROFILM Microform Area, 1st Floor
MUSIC LIBRARY McEwen Hall, Basement Room 013
N FOLIO 2nd Floor
N OVERSIZE 2nd Floor
OFF CAMPUS STORAGE Ask a Librarian at the IC Desk in Burke, 1st Floor
OVERSIZE 2nd Floor
PERIODICAL 1st Floor and Basement, arranged alphabetically
RARE BOOK ROOM Ask a Librarian at the IC Desk in Burke, 1st Floor
REFERENCE 1st Floor
RESERVE Circulation Desk, Burke Library (1st Floor)

Table 2: Library of Congress Classification System


Class Subject Location
A General Works 3rd Floor
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
C Auxiliary Sciences of History
D History  (except America)
E History - America (Western Hemisphere)
F History - United States (local). Canada. Central America. South America
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
H Social Sciences
J Political Science
K Law
L Education
M Music
N Fine Arts 2nd Floor
P Languages and Literatures
Q Sciences
R Medicine
S Agriculture
T Technology
U Military Science
V Naval Science
Z Library Science. Bibliography. History of Books

An expanded version of this list can be found in the
Library of Congress Classification Outline.


(Updated: August 15, 2006)