Finding CDs on the Shelf

To find a CD with the CD Call Numbers

Look first for the category (arranged alphabetically in the CD browsing bins)	Bl	the category
then look for the next set of letters (also arranged alphabetically, within the category)	Cla	usually the composer or performer's last name
then look for the number(arranged numerically)	#13084	the number

The following is a list of our CD call number categories.

Ac	Accordion	Mc	Musicals
An	Anthologies (Historic/Thematic)	Me	Mechanical/Electronic music
Ba	Ballet music	Mo	Motion Picture Soundtracks
Bd	Band music	Na	New Age music
Bl	Blues music	Og	Solo Organ
Ch	Choral music	Op	Operas (complete/highlights)
Cm	Chamber music	Or	General Orchestral music
Co	Concertos	Pf	Solo Piano
Cw	Country & Western/Bluegrass	Po	Pop Music
Ea	"Early" music	Ra	Rap/Hip Hop Music
Fo	Folk/Ethnic/Traditional Music U.S.	Rg	Ragtime music
Go	Gospel/Contemporary Christian	Ro	Rock music
Gu	Solo Guitar	Sp	Spoken Word recordings
Ho	Holiday music	St	Solo Stringed Instruments
Hu	"Humorous" Music	Sy	Symphonies
If	International Folk/Ethnic/Traditional	Tv	Television Music
Jz	Jazz	Un	Underground Dance Music (Techno, Electronica, etc.)
Ka	Karaoke format	Vo	Vocal Music
La	Latin Music	We	Wedding Music
		Wp	Solo Winds & Percussion Instruments

Numerals are filed at the beginning of a category. For example: Po 50's, Po 6th, Po 1955, Po 1960, Po Abb