shelf mark
nounLibrary Science.
a symbol indicating the location of a work on a shelf.
Origin of shelf mark
1First recorded in 1835–45
Words Nearby shelf mark
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How to use shelf mark in a sentence
The shelf-mark can be placed at the top of the right-hand corner.
How to Catalogue a Library | Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) WheatleyThere are no marks of any kind in the book except the mark K11 (I suppose a shelf-mark ) on the inside of the cover.
Three Centuries of a City Library | George A. StephenThis is undoubtedly the shelf-mark of the Norwich Public Library.
Three Centuries of a City Library | George A. Stephen
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