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Employee Manual: Call Number Order</h1> <p>A call number may be displayed numerous ways as noted below.</p> <pre> HV HV 475 HV 475 475 .B62 .B62 E7b .B62 E7b 1987 E7b 1987 v.1 1987 v.1 c.2 v.1 c.2 c.2 </pre> <p>But is always read as follows:</p><br /> <table width="50%" border="3" align="center" summary="Call number reading rules"> <tr> <td>HV </td> <td>Read Alphabetically</td> </tr> <tr> <td>475</td> <td>Always Read as a Whole Number</td> </tr> <tr> <td>.B62</td> <td rowspan="2">Every Number and Letter after the Whole Number is Read and Compared Number by Number and Letter by Letter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>E7b</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1987</td> <td>Year Date</td> </tr> <tr> <td>v.1 </td> <td>Watch for Multiple Volumes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>c.2</td> <td>Remember to place Copies behind the Original Call Number (every element above the copy number must match the original exactly)</td> </tr> </table> <p>Rule Number 1: Nothing comes before Something.</p> <p>Rule Number 2: The first thing (Letter or 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