accession number

noun

the individual number or serial designation identifying specifically any of the items, as books or records, acquired by a library, collection, or the like.

Origin of accession number

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Compare serial number.

Words Nearby accession number

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How to use accession number in a sentence

Book pocket contains two cards, one white, one pink with author's name, title of book and call number and accession number.
Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912 | Various
The three varieties used in the experiment are Meiling, Nanking, and an unnamed variety carried under the accession number 7916.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting | Northern Nut Growers Association
Book card has author's surname, title of book, class number and accession number.
Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912 | Various
Book cards filed under date of issue by class author and accession number.
Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912 | Various
Letter book pockets or book plates with call number and accession number, if this is the custom of the library.
Library Bookbinding | Arthur Low Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for accession number

accession number

noun

library science the number given to record a new addition to a collection

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