Library search is the best place to find books, ebooks, and journals. View our search tips for strategies and best practices for finding materials. Once you find what you need and it's a physical book or piece of material, use the guide below to locate it in one of our library locations.
Locate materials by call number
The library organizes most of its books and materials by call number, while we keep some formats and collections together. Here's a list of call numbers and where you can find them at the library. Learn how to read call numbers.
Call number |
Location & floor map |
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A – B |
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C – CT |
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D – DS |
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DT – DZ |
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E – EX, F – FU, G – GA |
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GB, GC, GE |
Weaver floor 5 (5th floor closed) |
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GF – GV |
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H – HF 1399 |
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HF 1400 – HX, J – JZ |
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K – KZ, L – LA |
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LB – LT |
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M – MT |
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N – NX |
Weaver floor 5 (5th floor closed) |
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P – PQ |
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PR – PZ |
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Q – QA 76.9 Q4 |
Weaver floor 5 (5th floor closed) |
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QA 76.9 S54 – QL 719 | Weaver floor 4 | |
QL 721 – QR | Weaver floor 3 | |
QS – QZ | Health Sciences | |
R – RZ | Weaver floor 3 | |
S – SZ | Weaver floor 3 | |
T – TJ | Weaver floor 3 | |
TH | Fine Arts | |
TK – TZ | Weaver floor 1 | |
U – V | Weaver floor 1 | |
W – WZ | Health Sciences | |
Z – ZA (Main) | Main 5B | |
Z – ZA (Science)
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Weaver floor 1 | |
A9791 – D9791 |
Locating materials by format
Materials of certain formats are kept together. Here's a list of formats at the library.
Format |
Library location |
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Current Journals |
Main 3B |
DVD/VHS |
Main (closed stacks) |
Films |
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Government Documents |
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Maps | Main 1B Special Collections |
Media (other than Film, DVD, & VHS) |
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Microfiche/Microfilm |
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Oversize |
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Super Folio |
Locate materials by collection
Some materials are kept together in a collection. Here's a list of collections at the library.
Collection |
Library location |
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Browsing Collection (Books that Matter) | Main 2A |
Children's Literature |
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Chinese Studies Collection |
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CCP Volkerding Rare Books |
Center for Creative Photography |
Desert Laboratory Library | By private appointment, (520) 621-6945 |
Japanese Studies Collection |
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Map Collection |
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Music Collection |
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Reference Collections |
Main 3B |
Special Collections (Archives) | Special Collections |
Worlds of Words |
Education Building, room 453 |