What are ERC call numbers?
Our collection is divided into roughly two parts: a trade book section and a curriculum materials section. In the trade books, you will find children’s and young adult books and some media both fiction and non-fiction. The call numbers for the fiction trade books begin with “FIC.” The call numbers for the non-fiction trade books begin with a number, such as 421 or 763. The curriculum materials section has call numbers that begin with an abbreviation for the subject area. For example, Health materials have a call number that begins “HEA,” early childhood materials have a call number that begins “EC,” and science materials have a call number that begins “SCI.” Within those curriculuar areas we have textbook materials and professional materals. The professional materials are noted with a “-P” as in “SCI-P” for something about teaching science. We also have a professional collection for broader education topics that begins with “P-” the information following the dash refers to the area of