Unclear on the concept

[aesthetistician]

Passing through the library today, I stopped to flip through the complaints & comments book. Most were nothing special, but one person's complaint was a thing of beauty. The library, they point out, is organised by subject. The books, though, are laid out by number. So when you look up a book all it tells you is the number, and how are you supposed

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[sen_ichi_rei]

The inner future-librarian in me just curled up in a corner to cry.

The one possibility might be that maybe it's in a different subject than they thought, like if it could be in one of a few places or something because it could fit in multiple disciplines.

How would they suggest organizing the library?

[aesthetistician]

The genes of my mother and grandfather curled up to cry, too.

The didn't actually suggest a solution, other than "provide maps!". Which the library already does, abundantly. Someone has a loooong degree ahead of them, if they do not figure this one out.