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Fix Call Number Sorting for certain classifications

Certain call number classifications that don't follow the typical format (LC class code, class number, Cutter code, title code, pub date) aren't sorting correctly in Alma's Browse Shelf Listing or Primo's call number browse.

One example is from a classification concerned with books about Civil War troop regiments:

E
577.5
24th
.T55
2010

Which should typically sort like this:
E577.5 1st
E577.5 2nd
E577.5 3rd
E577.5 10th
E577.5 24th
etc.

However, it seems as though the call number normalization isn't set for these specialized classifications and they end up sorting incorrectly, like this:

E577.5 1st. P48 2004
E577.5 10th .W35 2009
E577.5 16th
E577.4 2nd .M35 2016
etc.

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  • Patricia Farnan commented  · 

    I'd like to vote for this next time I have a spare vote!

  • Jessie Council commented  · 

    This is HUGE. Any level of stacks maintenance requires proper call # sorting. Right now, I find that reports sort with, for example, HD42 before HD5.

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