LC Call Numbers - Punctuation End
What is this?
One pattern that can show up in LC call numbers in catalogs is when the call number ends with a punctuation mark like a slash, apostrophe, semicolon, quote mark, or slash:
PS648.S3 N430.GP 1.2:Se 1/Q172 .K6/(should beQ172 .K67)
Why is this trouble?
It is not standard to end the call number field with a mark of punctuation, so this may affect parsing, searching, and display of the call number.
A call number ending with punctuation may be a call number from some other scheme (such as a SuDoc number) incorrectly marked as an LC call number.
A call number with this pattern might include a number that was accidentally read as a punctuation mark.
How to Find
If you are in Alma, there is an analysis to search for this issue in the "Looking for Trouble" folder. Go to the "LC Call Numbers" folder and look for the "Punctuation End" analysis.