Whether you're searching in the , sorting a search results list, or running a Shelf List report, you may need to understand the way that Destiny parses and sorts your call numbers.
What constitutes a call number?
How does Destiny break the call number into each group?
How does Destiny sort call numbers?
How do I enter a range when creating a Shelf List?
What constitutes a call number?
All call numbers are broken down into three distinct groups:
Each group can hold up to twenty alphanumeric characters. (Brackets are not counted towards the 20 character limit.)
A Dewey number must contain three (and only three) consecutive numeric characters. A Dewey number can contain an optional decimal point followed by more numeric characters.
A call number can consist of one of the following:
Note: A call number cannot consist solely of a suffix.
Destiny's procedure for breaking the call number into each group
When the call number matches one of the following criteria, Destiny stops; it does not go further into the rules.
Groups within a call number are sorted by the following, each in ascending order:
Numbers sort before letters. For example E 12 always sorts before E AB
If a call number uses brackets (for example, [E]), the brackets are stripped for searching purposes and replaced for display purposes.
When you're generating a shelf list for a portion of your collection, use the following information when entering the range of the call numbers you want to include in the report.
Entering a "From" call number
Destiny honors the entire call number entered.
The first entry in the collection that matches the "From" criteria is the starting point.
Entering a "To" call number
When a call number consists of a Dewey, a Prefix / Dewey, or a Prefix / Dewey / Suffix, Destiny ends the search with the call number entered.
When a call number consists of a Prefix or Prefix / Suffix, Destiny ends the search with the last entry that satisfies the Prefix of the number entered.
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Search From |
Search To |
Search Results |
Explanation |
|
004.37 |
403.78 |
004.37 to 403.789 |
Dewey number only. Destiny honors the "from" number as entered "to" the last entry in the collection that satisfies the last digit in the Dewey number. (For example, 403 .78 finds all 403.78xx or 403.78 Suffix.) |
|
EZ 017 |
EZ 768 |
EZ 017 to EZ 768 |
Prefix / Dewey. Destiny looks first for a Dewey number and honors the numbers as entered. |
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PB |
PB |
PB 000 to PB ZZZ |
Prefix only. Destiny honors the "from" as the first entry found in collection that matches the prefix PB (PB 000) "to" the last entry found in collection that matches the prefix PB (PB ZZZ). |
|
NA F G |
NA |
NA to NA ZZZ |
Destiny reverses the entries (since NA sorts before NA F G), then the "to" (NA F G) is a Prefix / Suffix so Destiny ends with the last entry in the collection that satisfies the prefix NA (NA ZZZ). |
|
92 |
AR Q |
92 to AR ZZZ |
92 is not a Dewey number. Because Destiny sorts numbers first, the "to" is the last entry in the collection that satisfies the alpha prefix AR (AR ZZZ). |
|
TG 789.6 T |
TG F |
TG 789.6 to TG ZZZ |
The "from" entry contains a Dewey number. Even with a suffix of "T" (which comes alphabetically after the "to" entry of "F"), the Dewey number sorts first. However, the "to" call number consists solely of a Prefix / Suffix, so Destiny finds the last entry in the collection that satisfies the prefix TG (TG ZZZ). |
|
SF |
SF C |
SF 000 to SF ZZZ |
For the "from" value, Destiny finds the first entry in the collection that satisfies the prefix SF (SF 000). For the "to" value, Destiny finds the last entry in the collection that satisfies the prefix SF (SF ZZZ). |
|
PB 92 |
PB A |
PB 92 to PB ZZZ |
Numbers sort before alpha, so 92 sorts before A. The "from" finds the first entry in the collection that satisfies the PB 92 (PB 92 000) and goes "to" the last entry in the collection that satisfies the PB Prefix (PB ZZZ). |