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Last update: Nov 17th, 2009 URL: http://libguides.agnesscott.edu/libraryresearch  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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So Where is Everything?

Stacks Guide

The table below shows where services and call numbers are located. For floor plans, click on the links below, or see the Stacks Maps.

Collection

Floor

Books
A-C
D-H
J-L
M-N
P-PR
PS-Z
Folio & Ultrafolio
New books
Reading room - 1
Browsing
Lobby - 1
Reference
Periodicals
Current
Bound
Microfilm
Media
CD & LP
DVD & Video
Services
Circulation
Photocopy
Reference
Reserves

Web tutorials

Here are some web sites that describe how to read Library of Congress call numbers and locate books on the shelf.

 
 

Sample Shelf in the Stacks, Arranged by Subject

Image from University of Canterbury Library

Look on the end of each bookcase to see the range of call numbers there.

Remember that the next range may be across the aisle.

 

Quick Video

How to read Library of Congress Call numbers and locate books on the shelf , courtesy of the University of Arkansas Library. 


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