The Shelving Control Number is defined the Library of Congress MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data for field 852 (https://www.loc.gov/marc/holdings/hd852.html):

4 - Shelving control number Item is shelved by a shelving control number, which is contained in subfield $j (Shelving control number).

My interpretation of this statement is that the Shelving Control Number can be whatever you would like it to be. If you want "Display Department" to indicate the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard," then that's what it is. Fred King, MSLS, AHIP Medical Librarian, MedStar Washington Hospital Center fred.king@medstar.net 202-877-6670 ORCID 0000-0001-5266-0279 MedStar Authors Catalog: http://medstarauthors.org By replacing your morning coffee with green tea you can lose up to 87% of what little joy you still have left in your life. --Trad -----Original Message----- From: Koha <koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz> On Behalf Of Sanjay Uchcharia Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 5:26 AM To: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Koha] What is Shelving Control Number and how to apply & how to use it. **ATTENTION: This email originated from outside the MedStar Health network. ** DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. What is Shelving Control Number and how to apply & how to use it. _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://koha-community.org__;!!D7IIWT94AA!9BDQ4GC... Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Unsubscribe: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MedStar Health is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare delivery system, the largest in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region. Nationally recognized for clinical quality in heart, orthopedics, cancer and GI. IMPORTANT: This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain information that is private, confidential, or protected by attorney-client or other privilege. If you received this e-mail in error, please delete it from your system without copying it and notify sender by reply e-mail, so that our records can be corrected... Thank you. Help conserve valuable resources - only print this email if necessary.