Crerar Library Call Number Locations

Call Number Locations by Floor

Call Number Floor A-GB 3 South GC 3 South GF-PZ 3 South Q 3 South QA 3 South QB 3 South/Central QC 3 Central QD 3 Central QE 3 Central/North QH-RZ (Periodicals) (Monographs) See note below 2 North S 3 North Dissertations (all call numbers) Lower Lever SW

Call Number Floor T-TL 3 North TN-TZ Lower Level SW U-V Lower Level SW XX K Lower Level SW WSci Lower Level SW Z (Sci) Lower Level SW Dewey Decimal 000-589 Lower Level NW Dewey Decimal 590-999 Lower Level East Harvard-Yenching Lower Level NW Non LC-classed M's and T's Lower Level W f or xf 3 Northeast See note below

f or xf
xf before an Library of Congress call number indicates the the item locates in the folio (oversize) shelving on the northeast corner of the 3rd floor. All oversize LC books are on the 3rd floor. Folio shelving for Dewey Decimal books is in two places: the oversize stacks along the east side of compact shelving, and in the Dewey Warehouse (room 018). Please ask library staff if you need assistance.

f indicates the item may shelve in the folio section, or it may be in the regular stacks. Please check both the regular and the folio shelves for items over 12" in height. For further assistance please see staff at the Circulation Desk.

Biomedical Journals
Bound Biomedical periodicals are shelved alphabetically by title on the second floor. Please disregard the call number.

QH-Z monographs are shelved by call number after the journal section.

University of Chicago dissertations and theses are grouped together on the Lower Level, just after the end of the Library of Congress call numbers but before the start of the Dewey collection.

Dewey Decimal 000-999: L or A
When an L or A appears to the left of a Dewey Decimal call number, the item may be shelved in the oversize stacks along the east side. Please check both the regular and oversize shelves for items over 13" in height. Especially large items may be in our "warehouse" (room 018). For assistance please see staff at the Circulation Desk.

WSci materials
The Library has reclassified books with WSci call numbers into Library of Congress (LC). If you find a WSci book, or are looking for one, please consult library staff.

Call Number Browsing in The John Crerar Library Stacks

Library of Congress (LC) Journals in classes QH-RZ are separate from books (see above). In all other LC classes, journals are interfiled with books. Class Subject Floor Q General Science 3 QA Mathematics and Computer Science 3 QB Astronomy 3 QC Physics 3 QD Chemistry 3 QE Geology & Geophysical Science 3 QH Natural History/General Biology 2 QK Botany 2 QL Zoology 2 QM Human Anatomy 2 QP Physiology 2 QR Microbiology 2 R General Medicine 2 RA Public Aspects of Medicine 2 RB Pathology 2 RC Internal Medicine 2 RD Surgery 2 RE Ophthalmology 2 RF Otorhinolaryngology 2 RG Gynecology and Obstetrics 2 RJ Pediatrics 2 RK Dentistry 2 RL Dermatology 2 RM Therapeutics and Pharmacology 2 RS Pharmacy and Materia Medica 2 RT Nursing 2 RV Botanic and Eclectic Medicine 2 RX Homeopathy 2 RZ Other Medical Systems 2 S Agriculture 3 SB Plants and Horticulture 3 SD Forestry 3 SF Animal Culture 3 SH Aquaculture and Fisheries 3 T General Technology 3 TA Engineering (General and Civil) 3 TC Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering 3 TD Environmental & Sanitary Technology 3 TE Highways and Road Engineering, 3 TF Railroad and Railway Engineering 3 TG Bridge Engineering 3 TH Building Construction 3 TJ Mechanical Engineering 3 TK Electrical and Nuclear Engineering 3 TL Automotive and Space Engineering 3 TN Mining and Metallurgy LL-SW TP Chemical Technology LL-SW TR Photographic Technology LL-SW TS Manufacturing LL-SW TT Handicrafts and Arts & Crafts LL-SW TX Home Economics & Food Technology LL-SW V Naval Science and Engineering LL-SW

Dewey Decimal (DDC) All DDC books shelve on the lower level (LL). Crerar's Dewey shelves are almost exclusively older material before 1984. Class Subject Floor 000 Computers, information, & general reference LL-NW 100 Philosophy & psychology LL-NW 200 Religion LL-NW 300 Social sciences LL-NW 400 Language LL-NW 500 Science LL-NW 510 Mathematics LL-NW 520 Astronomy LL-NW 530 Physics LL-NW 540 Chemistry LL-NW 550 Earth sciences and geology LL-NW 560 Fossils and prehistoric life LL-NW 570 Biology and life sciences LL-NW 580 Plants (Botany) LL-NW 590 Animals (Zoology) LL-NE 600 Technology LL-NE 610 Medicine LL-NE 620 Engineering LL-E 630 Agriculture LL-E 640 Home and family management LL-E 650 Management and public relations LL-E 660 Chemical engineering LL-E 670 Manufacturing LL-SE 680 Manufacturing (specific products) LL-SE 690 Building and constructions LL-SE 700 Arts LL-SE 800 Literature LL-SE 900 History & geography LL-SE

You can also view the entire LC classification outline, including details of each subclass listed above. The outline is produced by the Library of Congress Cataloging Policy and Support Office. The Dewey Decimal Classification is © 1996-2001 OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Incorporated. Used with Permission. DDC, Dewey, and Dewey Decimal Classification are registered trademarks of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Incorporated.