Finding a book Books may be searched by key words, by author, by title, by subject, or a combination of these. The Becker Medical Library uses the National Library of Medicine call number system. Most call numbers will look like the one shown below. Finding a journal Journal issues received within the last 5 days are shelved in alphabetical order on the 2nd floor balcony. Foreign language journals that ceased publication before 1950 are shelved in the movable shelving on the lower level.
Some titles begin with initials.
This would be shelved as if the initials were a word. The shelving location of the book is given in the same line as the barcode. If there is no barcode, the location is given in the last line of the record. Most books are on the lower level of the library.