Local Music Call Numbers at Pima College

At Pima College,  musical recordings, with the exception of ethnic music, are given a special call number different from the Library of Congress call numbers assigned to all other library materials.

• Classical Music Call Numbers
• Ethnic Music Call Numbers
• Other Music Call Numbers

Classical Music Call Numbers

The local call number for a recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Brandenburg Concerti" is: M B118 G44.4

• M = the Library of Congress classification for music.
• B118 = the Cutter-Sanborn number for the composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
• G44 = the local classification number for "concerto grosso."
• .4 = this is the 4th Bach concerto cataloged at Pima's Library.

Local Classification Numbers

Ethnic Music Call Numbers

Pima College's Library classifies ethnic music by country or ethnic group, using standard Library of Congress (L.C.) classifications. Ethnic music is defined as non-Western music from various countries and peoples, both around the world and within the United States; it does not include American folk music. 

For example, the call number for a recording titled "Navajo Skip Dance and Two-Step Songs" is: E 99 .N3 N34x

• E = History: America
• 99 = Indians of North America
• .N3 = L.C. classification for the Navajo tribe
• N34x = L.C. Cutter number

Other Music Call Numbers

Call numbers for other types of music are also classified according to the Pima College Library's own classification system.

For example, the local Pima call number for the recording "Back in the Alley" by B.B. King is M ZB. K52.1.

M = Library of Congress classification for music
ZB = Blues music (music form or idiom classification)
.K53 = Cutter-Sanborn number for King
.1 = this is the first recording by B.B. King cataloged at Pima Community College