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Be sure that the book being shelved does not exceed the call number at the beginning or ending of the stack.<br /><br /></li> <li><strong>When shelving, always remember to leave room at the end of the shelf, even if it means shifting above or below the current shelf to make room for your book.</strong><br /><br /></li> <li>Never force a book into place. Release the end shelf clip and be sure that the books are loose on the shelf so that you can run two fingers down edgewise between any two books on the shelf with ease. <br /><br /></li> <li>Make sure every book shelved it placed <I>neatly</i> on the shelf, and that the shelf is straight. If the book is too large to stand upright, be sure to shelve it with the <I>spine down</i>.</li> </ol> <h2>Notes of Interest …</h2> <ol> <li>Oversized books (as noted on the book pocket) are shelved in the ETC room.<br /><br /></li> <li>In the music section, Scores are shelved <I>before</i> all other M books.</li> </ol> <br /> <div align="center"> <a class="blue12px" href="./index.asp"><img src="./images/first.gif" border="0" width="109" height="50" alt="Table of Contents" /></a> <a class="blue12px" href="./sorting.asp"><img src="./images/prev.gif" border="0" width="163" height="50" alt="Previous page" /></a> <a class="blue12px" href="./straighten.asp"><img src="./images/next.gif" border="0" width="124" height="50" alt="Next page" /></a> </div>  <br /> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2">  <table border="0" width="100%" style="border-color:#004D99" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" summary=""> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="3"> <img border="0" alt="-----" title="" src="http://library.colstate.edu/_images/bottom_bluebar.gif" width="100%" height="7"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="center" width="100%" colspan="3"><br /> <a href="http://cougarnet.colstate.edu/"><img class="image" width="113" height="32" alt="CougarNet" src="http://library.colstate.edu/_images/cougarnet_button_homepage_mini.gif" /></a> <a href="http://www.galileo.usg.edu/"><img class="image" width="134" height="32" alt="GALILEO" src="http://library.colstate.edu/_images/gal_color_web_2003_mini.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://gil.colstate.edu/"><img class="image" width="110" height="32" alt="GIL" src="http://library.colstate.edu/_images/gil_csu.gif" /></a> <a href="https://giluc.usg.edu/"><img class="image" idth="110" height="32" alt="GIL Express" src="http://library.colstate.edu/_images/gil_express.gif" /></a> <br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="3"> <img border="0" alt="---" title="" src="http://library.colstate.edu/_images/bottom_bluebar.gif" width="100%" height="4"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" rowspan="2" valign="top"> <p class="black10px"> <a class="blue10px" href="http://library.colstate.edu">Columbus State University Libraries</a><br /> Simon Schwob Memorial Library<br> 4225 University Avenue<br> Columbus, GA 31907<br> Circulation: (706) 562-1494<br /> Reference: (706) 562-1492 </p> </td> <td width="33%" align="center" valign="top"> <p class="black10px"> <a class="blue10px" href="http://text.usg.edu:8080/tt/http://library.colstate.edu">Text Only Version</a><br /><br /> <a class="blue10px" accesskey="9" href="http://library.colstate.edu/web_forms/feedback.asp">Web Site Comments/Problems </a><br /> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">  </script> </p> </td> <td width="34%" rowspan="2" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="black10px"> <a class="blue10px" href="http://www.colstate.edu/">Columbus State University</a><br /> 4225 University Ave<br /> Columbus, Georgia 31907<br /> </p> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center"> </td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>