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 | |
|---|---|---|
| A – B | Main 3A | |
| C – CT | Main 3B | |
| D – DS | Main 3B | |
| DT – DZ | Main 3C | |
| E – EX, F – FU, G – GA | Main 3C | |
| GB, GC, GE | Weaver floor 5 | |
| GF – GV | Main 3C | |
| H – HF 1399 | Main 3C | |
| HF 1400 – HX, J – JZ | Main 4B | |
| K – KZ, L – LA | Main 4B | |
| LB – LT | Main 4A | |
| M – MT | Fine Arts | |
| N – NX | Weaver floor 5 | |
| P – PQ | Main 4A | |
|
PR – PZ (Children's literature is on floor 3B) |
Main 5B | |
| Q – QA 76.9 Q4 | Weaver floor 5 | |
| 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) |
Weaver floor 1 | |
| A9791 – D9791 F9791 – Z9791 |
Special Collections |
Locating materials by format
Materials of certain formats are kept together. Here's a list of formats at the library.
| Format | Library location |
|---|---|
| Current Journals | Main 3B Weaver floor 5 |
| DVD/VHS | Main (closed stacks) Request via express retrieval |
| Films | Special Collections |
| Government Documents | Main 3A |
| Maps | Main 1B Special Collections |
| Media (other than Film, DVD, & VHS) | Main 1B |
| Microfiche/Microfilm | Main 3A & 3C Special Collections Weaver floor 1 |
| Oversize | Main 1B Weaver floor 1 Fine Arts |
| Super Folio | Main 1B Weaver floor 1 |
Locate materials by collection
Some materials are kept together in a collection. Here's a list of collections at the library.
| Collection | Library location |
|---|---|
| Browsing Collection (Books that Matter) | Main 2A |
| Children's Literature | Main 3B |
| Chinese Studies Collection | Main 1B |
| CCP Volkerding Rare Books | Center for Creative Photography By private appointment, (520) 621-7968 |
| Desert Laboratory Library | By private appointment, (520) 621-6945 |
| Japanese Studies Collection | Main 1B |
| Map Collection | Main 1B |
| Music Collection | Fine Arts |
| Reference Collections | Main 3B Weaver floor 5 Fine Arts |
| Special Collections (Archives) | Special Collections |
| Worlds of Words | Education Building, room 453 |