SuDocs Call Number Quiz

This quiz is designed to reinforce your knowledge of the basic rules. If you choose the wrong answer, choose again. Most of the wrong answers may help to reinforce your knowledge of the call number system, so you may want check out the wrong answers, too. You can refer back to the SuDocs Basics page any time you need to.

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1. All the letters at the beginning of call numbers are based on the name of the department--A is Agriculture, C is Commerce, D is Defense and so on.

True False

2. The SuDocs classification is based on the Dewey Decimal System.

True False

3. Which call number run is in the correct SuDocs call number order?

A. B. C. D.
C 3.2:N 21
C 3.2:N 21/3
C 3.2:N 21/997		 TD 4.8:IN 8/996
TD 4.8:IN 8/999
TD 4.8:IN 8/2/997		 L 2.121/34:M 66
L 2.121/34:P 53
L 2.121/33:P 53/2		 S 1.2:B 56
S 1.23:C 33
S 1.3:D 44

4. How many digits are normally in a year in a SuDocs call number?

2 3 4

5. What is the general rule of order you should follow when shelving by SuDocs?

A. Years, numbers, letters
B. Numbers, years, letters
C. Letters, numbers, years
D. Numbers, letters, years
E. Years, letters, numbers
F. Letters, years, numbers

6. The call number before the colon is called the call number stamen.

True False

7. The following books are not shelved correctly. Which ONE book can you move to put it in correct call number order?
A

B

C

D

8. The SuDocs classification system is called a provenance system.

True False

OK, I'm ready to shelve some books!