shelf mark

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nounLibrary Science.

a symbol indicating the location of a work on a shelf.

Origin of shelf mark

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First recorded in 1835–45

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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) Wheatley
There 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. Stephen
This is undoubtedly the shelf-mark of the Norwich Public Library.
Three Centuries of a City Library | George A. Stephen

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