Welcome to the
online home of the
Grace Cathedral/Bishop Kemper School for Ministry Library
The Grace Cathedral library shelves are located on the main floor of the Cathedral,
the Bishop Kenper School library shelves are found in the central room of BKSM, on the lower level of the Cathedral.
The Cathedral shelves are open for browsing any time the Cathedral is open. The BKSM shelves are open for browsing on BKSM class weekends.
The library is not accepting donations of books at this time.
Grace Cathedral/Bishop Kemper School for Ministry Library
The Grace Cathedral library shelves are located on the main floor of the Cathedral,
the Bishop Kenper School library shelves are found in the central room of BKSM, on the lower level of the Cathedral.
The Cathedral shelves are open for browsing any time the Cathedral is open. The BKSM shelves are open for browsing on BKSM class weekends.
The library is not accepting donations of books at this time.
Library Guide
Books and other library materials are shelved using the Library of Congress numbering system,
which arranges them alphabetically by their subject code letters.
Use the online catalogue to search for library materials.
Books and other library materials are shelved using the Library of Congress numbering system,
which arranges them alphabetically by their subject code letters.
Use the online catalogue to search for library materials.
Library of Congress Call Numbers
In the catalog results, the call number will be displayed like this: BS 2593.F47 1985
Some spine labels also display call numbers in this format.
On most books' spine labels, the elements are printed like this:
The call numbers for these resources begin with a prefix:
REF for non-circulating reference books; REF books have a yellow-green dot on the spine
PAM for pamphlets: small, thin items that might be easily misplaced; PAM items have a dark green dot on the spine
SpecColl for sets/series of related books;
OS for over-sized books;
PER for periodicals/serial publications, like Anglican Theological Review.
| B (General Philosophy) BF (Psychology) BJ (Ethics) BL (Religion/Mythology) BM (Judaism) ) BP (Islam, Bahai) BQ (Buddhism) BR (Christianity) BS (Bible) BT (Doctrinal theology) BV (Practical theology) BX (Christian Denominations) |
D (History/Old World) E-F (History/America) G (Geography, anthropology) H (Social sciences) J (Political sciences K (Law) L (Education) M (Music) N (Fine arts) P (Philology and literature) Q (Science) R (Medicine) T (Technology) Z (Bibliography, library science) |
