Call Numbers
Each book is given a Library of Congress call number.
Call numbers are arranged alphabetically, and then by whole number (everything before the first period in the call number).
A call number is like a book's address, and books on related topics are located next to each other on our shelves. Click here to find out what call numbers are assigned for particular subjects:
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eBooks
- Early American Imprints (books, pamphlets and other printed material) Series I & II, 1639-1819 This link opens in a new windowBooks, pamphlets and broadsides, from 17th-18th-century America, digitized from the bibliography created by Charles Evans. Also included is the Shaw-Shoemaker Collection covering the first 19 years of the 19th century.
- Early English Books Online (EEBO) This link opens in a new windowBooks printed in English from 1473-1700.
- Hathi Trust This link opens in a new windowRepository of e-texts from 50+ research libraries. Many (public domain) texts freely available, some only available to members of the owning institution.
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Library of Congress Library Catalog
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