Each item in the library is part of a collection. When you find something in OneSearch, physical items will have a note that states which collection the item is in. Use the library maps or the chart below to determine where in the building the collection you need is located, and how that collection is organized.
| Collection/Type of Item | Where it's located | How it's organized |
|
Main Library Shelves |
Main floor and 2nd floor |
Library of Congress Call Number |
| Music books, scores, LPs, oversize | Main floor (behind study rooms) | Library of Congress Call Number |
| Art books and folios | Main floor (outside Writing Center) | Library of Congress Call Number |
| Reference | Main floor (across from front desk) | Library of Congress Call Number |
| New books | Main floor (outside study rooms) | Library of Congress Call Number |
| Periodicals | Basement | Alphabetically by title |
| Government documents | Basement | Superintendent of Documents Call Numbers |
| Video Nonfiction Collection | Main floor | Library of Congress Call Number |
| Popular Videos | Main floor | Alphabetically by title |
| Reference Items on Ready Ref | Main floor (behind front desk) | Ask for them at the front desk |
| Newspapers | Today's papers, Main floor (near Group Study Rooms) 3 months of recent papers, Main floor (outside Writing Center) |
Alphabetically by title |
| New periodicals | Main floor (outside study rooms) | Alphabetically by title |
| CDs | Main floor (behind front desk) | Ask for them at the front desk |
| Treasure collection | Ask for them at the front desk | Ask for them at the front desk |
| Stetson Collection | Basement (in the "cage") | Ask for them at the front desk |
| M. Jean Greenlaw collection | Basement (in the "cage") | Ask for them at the front desk |
| Circulating Thesis and Stetson Thesis | Main floor (outside Writing Center) | Library of Congress Call Number |
| Juvenile Collection | 2nd floor (after the P call numbers) | Library of Congress Call Number |
| Picture Books in the Juvenile Collection | 2nd floor (moveable shelves near Juvenile Collection) | Library of Congress Call Number |
| Young Adults (YA) Collection | 2nd floor (near Juvenile Collection) | Library of Congress Call Number |