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The guide explains how fiction call numbers are constructed, how genre is verified via spine stickers, and how books are ordered alphabetically by author and then by title. It defines rules for author-name formatting, handling prefixes (de/d’/van/von), “Mac” vs “Mc”, and “St.” abbreviations, plus special title ordering for leading numbers, Roman numerals, punctuation, articles, and select symbols.","tacoma public library  \nStart here. Go anywhere.  \nSORTING & SHELVING GUIDE  \nThere are a number of materials in the library ranging from books to CDs to DVDs and audiobooks.  \nMaterials can either be classified as Fiction or Non-Fiction.  \nFICTION  \nThere are four genres (or categories) of adult fiction: F, MYS, SCI, WES  \nGENRE AUTHOR CALL NUMBER  \nF (General Fiction) MYS (Mystery)  \nSCI (Science Fiction) WES (Western)  \nJane Austen Elizabeth Peters Terry Pratchett Zane Grey  \nF AUSTE-J  \nMYS PETER-E  \nSCI PRATC-T WES GREY-Z  \nThe fiction call number is generally comprised of the genre, followed by the first five letters of the author’s last name and first initial. If the work is an anthology with more than one author, the call number typically is the genre followed by the first five letters of the title.  \nMystery, Science Fiction and Western are identified both by the call number and by a sticker above the call number spine label. General Fiction is comprised of all fiction (such as romance or horror) which does not fit into the three other categories. General Fiction does not have a genre sticker.  \n2  \nFiction is shelved by genre in alphabetical order, using the author’s last name, first name, and the title of the book. At smaller branches, the four adult fiction genres may be interfiled. At Main, Westerns are interfiled with General Fiction.  \nWhen looking at the author’s name, it is always last name, first name and middle (if applicable) .  \nSmith, James  \nSmith, James Watson  \nSmithson, April  \nSmyth, Joan  \nTrotter, Amelia  \nWhen alphabetizing fiction, spaces within the author’s last name are ignored. The most common examples of this are names that begin with “de”,“d’”,“van”,“von”, etc. These names should be filed as if they were one word, ignoring the spaces in the names.  \nDefoe, Daniel  \nDe Foe, Samuel  \nDe Jourlet, Marie  \nDubus, Andre  \nDu Maurier, Daphne  \nVonnegut, Kurt  \nVon Trapp, Helmut  \nBe careful when shelving authors having last names that begin with “Mac” and “Mc”.  \nDo not interfile them. “Mac” come before “Mc”. 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