Answered By: Jo Nash
Last Updated: 14 Aug, 2023     Views: 314

To find an item within the Library you need to know the shelf number. Each title has an alphanumeric code on the spine label called a shelf number, e.g. PR4037.B38 2010. Each shelf number has a specific location within the Library. Titles on similar subjects will have similar shelf numbers.

Stock within the Library is divided by floor as follows:

  • Floor 0: Study Skills collection
  • Floor 1: Books with A-HZ shelf numbers; the DC Watt collection; theses.
  • Floor 2: Books with J-Z shelf numbers (including reference, pamphlets, and oversize); music scores and CDs; the Teaching Practice collection; DVDs.
  • Floor 3: Books with K shelf numbers (in the Law Library); periodicals and abstracts; government publications; statistics; special collections.

When searching for books using the catalogue or Library Search always note the shelf number. For a more detailed explanation of shelf numbers and how to use them click on the Finding Resource link and in the Finding Books section use the "finding books by shelf number guide" pdf.