Finding Books in the Mudd Library
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- Search the library catalog in OneSearch.
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Found the book you want in the catalog, but don't know how to find it in the library? Here are some tips for locating books in the library:
- Maps of the Library show detailed maps of materials, study spaces, offices, and more that can be found in the library.
- Books located in the main collection (3rd and 4th floors) can be checked out by all Lawrence students, faculty, and staff. For more on checking out books and many other library materials, see our Circulation page.
- Books in the reference section and in the main (circulating) collection are shelved according to the Library of Congress Classification system. Below is a general guide to select subject areas and their corresponding call number letters, as well as where they are located in the Mudd Library.
Expand LC Classification Guide
Call No. Letter & General Subject |
Call No. Letters & Selected Specific Subjects |
Location in the Mudd Library |
| A -- General Works | Fourth Floor | |
|---|---|---|
| AE general encyclopedias | fourth floor map | |
| AY almanacs, directories | ||
| B -- Philosophy/Religion | Third Floor | |
| B philosophy (general) | third floor map | |
| BF psychology | ||
| BL-BX religion | ||
| BM Judaism | ||
| BP Islam | ||
| BR Christianity | ||
| BS Bible | ||
| BX denominations and sects | ||
| C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History | Fourth Floor | |
| CB history of civilization | fourth floor map | |
| CS genealogy | ||
| CT general biography | ||
| D -- History (General and World) | Fourth Floor | |
| D world history | fourth floor map | |
| DA Great Britain | ||
| DC France | ||
| DD-DX other countries and areas | ||
| E -- History of the Americas | Fourth Floor | |
| E America, Pre-Columbian America, elements in the population, United States history | fourth floor map | |
| F -- History of the Americas | Fourth Floor | |
| F United States local history, Canadian history, Latin America, South America | fourth floor map | |
| G -- Geography | Fourth Floor | |
| G geography (general) | fourth floor map | |
| GB physical geography | ||
| GN anthropology | ||
| GR folklore | ||
| GV recreation | ||
| H -- Social Sciences | Fourth Floor | |
| HA statistics | fourth floor map | |
| HB-HJ economics | ||
| HM-HX sociology | ||
| J -- Political Science | Fourth Floor | |
| JA-JC political science | fourth floor map | |
| JF-JN political institutions and public administration | ||
| JS local government | ||
| JV colonies and colonization | ||
| JZ international relations | ||
| K -- Law | Fourth Floor | |
| K law in general | fourth floor map | |
| KB religious law in general | ||
| KD-KWX laws of individual countries | ||
| KZ law of nations | ||
| L -- Education | Fourth Floor | |
| L education (general) | fourth floor map | |
| LB theory and practice of education | ||
| LC special aspects of education | ||
| LD-LG individual institutions by location | ||
| LH college and school magazines and papers | ||
| LJ student fraternities and societies | ||
| M -- Music and Books on Music | ||
| M scores | media center, first floor | |
| ML literature | third floor | |
| MT musical instruction, study | third floor | |
| N -- Fine Arts | Third Floor | |
| NA architecture | third floor map | |
| NB sculpture | ||
| NC drawing, design | ||
| ND painting | ||
| NE-NX other arts | ||
| P -- Language and Literature | Third Floor | |
| P philology and linguistics | third floor map | |
| PA classical | ||
| PN literature | ||
| PQ Romance literature | ||
| PR English literature | ||
| PS American literature | ||
|
PT Germanic literature |
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| PZ juvenile literature | ||
| Q -- Science | Third Floor | |
| QA mathematics | third floor map | |
| QB astronomy | ||
| QC physics | ||
| QD chemistry | ||
| QE geology | ||
| QH natural history | ||
| QK botany | ||
| QL zoology | ||
| QM human anatomy | ||
| QP physiology | ||
| QR microbiology | ||
| R -- Medicine | Third Floor | |
| R medicine (general) | third floor map | |
| RA public aspects of medicine | ||
| RB-RZ branches of medicine | ||
| S -- Agriculture | Third Floor | |
| S agriculture (general) | third floor map | |
| SB-SD plant culture, forestry | ||
| SF animal culture | ||
| SH aquaculture, fisheries | ||
| SK hunting sports | ||
| T -- Technology | Third Floor | |
| TA-TK engineering by category | third floor map | |
| TL motor vehicles, aeronautics, astronautics | ||
| TR photography | ||
| TS arts and crafts, handicrafts | ||
| TX home economics | ||
| U -- Military Service | Third Floor | |
| UA armies | third floor map | |
| UB military administration | ||
| UG military engineering | ||
| V -- Naval Service | Third Floor | |
| VA navies | third floor map | |
| VB naval administration | ||
| VK navigation, merchant marine | ||
| VM naval architecture, shipbuilding | ||
| Z -- Bibliography, Library Science, Information Resources | Fourth Floor | |
| Z books, writing, paleography, libraries, bibliography | fourth floor map | |
| ZA information resources |
In addition to contemporary children's literature, our main collection and Milwaukee-Downer collection contain many historical children's books for those interested in the history of publishing for children. For access to materials from the Milwaukee-Downer collection, please see our 
