Reading Room Floorplans Regenstein Bookstacks Call Number Guides Bookstacks Floorplans (unavailable)
The collections in Regenstein Library will be moving significantly over the course of 2011-12. This page provides up-to-date information on the progress of the move.
For background on why the books are moving and what the final arrangement will look like, see Background on the Move.
If you have trouble finding a specific item, see Finding books during the move.
The Reading Room move is complete. For a list of collections in the Reading Rooms, see Reading Room Floorplans below.
For the current location of a call number in the bookstacks, consult the call number guides below. Having trouble reading your call number?
The East Asian Call Number Guide and the Folios Call Number Guide follow the main call number guide.
| Class | Current Bookstacks Location |
| AC - AP 37 | B West (old location) |
| AP 38 - AP 58.U4 V | B East (new location) |
| AP 58.U4 W - AS 4.U7 | B West (old location) |
| AS 4.U8 - AS 141.Z | B East (new location) |
| AS 141.1 - AS 262.T29 | B West (old location) |
| AS 262.T30 - AS 471 | B East (new location) |
| AS 472 - AZ | B West (old location) |
| B - BP 130.3 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BP 130.4 - BP 135.B | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BP 135.C - BR 66 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BR 67 - BR 115.B | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BR 115.C - BX 1970 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BX 1971 - 4696 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BX 4697 - end, C - CB 239 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| CB 240 - CD 80 | moving from 3rd Floor to 2nd Floor |
| CD 81 - CJ 1389 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| CJ 1390 - CR 2149 | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| CR 2150-end, D 1-769 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| D 770 - DA 529 | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| DA 530 - DA 670.L | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| DA 670.M - DB 369 | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| DB 370 - DC 611.B841 | 5th Floor (old location) |
| DC 611.B842 - DD 198.Z | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| DD 198.1 - DD 221 | moving from 5th Floor to 2nd Floor |
| DD 222 - DK 759 | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| DK 760 - DK end | A Level carts (temp location)* |
| DL - DP 58 | 5th Floor (old location) |
| DP 59 - DP 272 | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| DP 273 - DQ 53 | 5th Floor (old location) |
| DQ 54 - DR 63 | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| DR 63 - DR 474 | 5th Floor (old location) |
| DR 475 - DS 2 | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| DS 3 - DS 63 | 5th Floor (old location) |
| DS 63.1 - DS 485.N | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| DS 485.O - DS 646.1 | 5th floor (old location) |
| DS 646.2 - E 178 | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| E 178.1 - E 179.T | A Level carts (temp location)* |
| E 179.U - E 302.I | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| E 302.J - E 520 | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| E 521 - E 806 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| E 807 - E 900 | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| E 901 - E end, F 1 - F 127 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| F 128 - F 211 | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| F 212 - F 472 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| F 473 - F 2670 | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| F 2671 - F end | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| ƒ (folio/oversized) | see note below |
| G 1 - G 71 | A Level carts (temp location)* |
| G 72 - GR 1.S | B East (new location) |
| GR 1.T - GV | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| H 1 - H 7 | A Level carts (temp location)* |
| H 8 - H 55 | B West (new location) |
| H 56 - HA 37 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| HA 38 - HA 202 | B West (new location) |
| HA 203 - HA end | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| HB 1 - HB 31.L | B East (old location) |
| HB 31.M - HB 141 | moving from B East to B West |
| HB 142 - HB 171.F | B East (old location) |
| HB 171.G - HC 125 | B West (new location) |
| HC 126 - HC 240.F | B East (old location) |
| HC 240.G - HC 253.H | B West (new location) |
| HC 253.I - HC 333.K | B East (old location) |
| HC 333.L - HC 390 | B West (new location) |
| HC 390.1 - HC 451 | B East (old location) |
| HC 452 - HD 29 | B West (new location) |
| HD 30 - HD 4853 | B East (old location) |
| HD 4854 - HD 6331 | B West (new location) |
| HD 6332 - HD 7801.I63 | B East (old location) |
| HD 7801.I64 - HD 8420 | B West (new location) |
| HD 8420.1 - HD 9274 | B East (old location) |
| HD 9275 - HD 9506.T | B West (new location) |
| HD 9506.U - HE 5615 | B East (old location) |
| HE 5616 - HF 1699 | B West (new location) |
| HF 1700 - HF 5032 | B East (old location) |
| HF 5033 - HG 1499 | B West (new location) |
| HG 1500 - HG 1507.B | B East (old location) |
| HG 1507.C - HG 2053 | B West (new location) |
| HG 2054 - HJ 9013.J | B East (old location) |
| HJ 9013.K - HJ 9927.B | B West (new location) |
| HJ 9927.C - HJ end | B East (old location) |
| HM 1 - HM 216.A | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| HM 216.B - HM 1105 | moving from 2nd Floor to B West |
| HM 1106 - HN 120 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| HN 121 - HN 444 | B West (new location) |
| HN 445 - HT 129.A | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| Class | Current Bookstacks Location |
| HT 129.B - HT 167.9 | B West (new location) |
| HT 167.91 - HT 329 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| HT 330 - HV 5199 | B West (new location) |
| HV 5200 - HV 6180 | A Level shelving (temp location)* |
| HV 6181 - HV 6899 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| HV 6900 - HX 242 | B West (new location) |
| HX 243 - HX end, J 1 - J 500 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| J 501-end, JA 1-13 | B West (old location) |
| JA 14 - JA 71.A | B East (new location) |
| JA 71.B - JA 84.J | B West (old location) |
| JA 84.K - JK 1999 | B East (new location) |
| JK 2000 - JL 1399 | B West (old location) |
| JL 1400 - JN 5655 | B East (new location) |
| JN 5656 - JV 9 | B West (old location) |
| JV 10 - JV 6032 | B East (new location) |
| JV 6033 - JX 685 | B West (old location) |
| JX 686 - JX 1974.L | B East (new location) |
| JX 1974.M - JZ | B West (old location) |
| K - KZ | 2nd Floor |
| L 1 - L 7.A50 | B East (old location) |
| L 7.A51 - LB 875 | 5th Floor (new location) |
| LB 876 - LB 1500 | B East (old location) |
| LB 1501 - LC 30 | 5th Floor (new location) |
| LC 31 - LT | B East (old location) |
| sM, M 1 - M 1503.P | 3rd floor (new location) |
| M 1503.Q - M 1699 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| M 1700 - ML 1710 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| ML 1711 - ML 3799 | moving within 3rd Floor |
| ML 3800 - ML end, MT 1 - MT 39 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| MT 40 - MT end, N 1 - N 8049 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| N 8050 - NA 204 | moving within 3rd Floor |
| NA 205 - NA 839 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| NA 840 - ND 622 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| ND 623 - ND 720 | moving within 3rd Floor |
| ND 721 - ND 1046 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| ND 1047 - NX | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| P, PA 1 - PA 3627 | 5th Floor (old location) |
| PA 3628 - PA 3890 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PA 3891 - PA 3970 | 5th Floor (old location) |
| PA 3971 - PA 4727 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PA 4728 - PA 6000 | 5th Floor (old location) |
| PA 6001 - PA 6769 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PA 6770 - PB 1199 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PB 1200 - PC 809 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PC 810 - PC 5099 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PC 5100 - PG 7158.B | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PG 7158.C - PG 7158.R | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PG 7158.S - PG 8500 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PG 8501 - PH 3189 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PH 3190 - PJ 6140 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PJ 6141 - 7740 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PJ 7741 - 7773 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PJ 7774 - PK 1710 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PK 1711 - PL 2799 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PL 2800 - PL 4649 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PL 4650 - PL 4659 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PL 4660 - PL 4757 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PL 4758 - PM | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PN 1 - PN 58 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PN 59 - PN 200 | moving from 4th Floor to 3rd Floor |
| PN 201 - PN 499 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PN 500 - PN 1993.4 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PN 1993.5 - PR 4330 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PR 4331 - PR 4511 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PR 4512 - PR 9079 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PR 9080 - PR 9499.3 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PR 9499.4 - PS 1539 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PS 1540 - PS 2839 | moving from 4th Floor to 3rd Floor |
| PS 2840 - PS 3507.C | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PS 3507.D - PS 3511.L | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PS 3511.K - PT | 4th Floor (old location) |
| Q - QR, R 1 - R 726 | request via search form† |
| R 727-RZ, S - SK, T - TP | B Level West |
| TR | 3rd Floor |
| TS - TX, U - UH, V - VM | B Level West |
| xxK - xxKF 1699 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| xxKF 1700 - xxKLA 1499 | B East (new location) |
| xxKLA 1500 - xxKMT | moving from 2nd Floor to B East |
| xxKMU-xxKZ | request via search form† |
| Z 1 - Z 4 | B West (old location) |
| Z 5 - Z 695 | B East (new location) |
| Z 696 - Z 881.P | B West (old location) |
| Z 881.Q - Z 2681 | B East (new location) |
| Z 2682 - Z 2924 | B West (old location) |
| Z 2925 - Z 5075.S | B East (new location) |
| Z 5075.T - ZA | B West (old location) |
*some classes will be staged on shelving or wooden carts on the A Level for short periods during the move. Books are arranged in call number order and remain accessible to patrons during this time.
†xxKLA 1500-xxKZ and Q-QR, R 1 - R 726 are temporarily unavailable for browsing. Individual volumes may be requested by looking up the item in the catalog or Lens and clicking the "Can't find it?" link to submit a search request. Items will be paged daily and placed on hold for pickup at Regenstein Circulation. Users who need to consult a large number of volumes are encouraged to contact David Bottorff, Head of Stacks at dbottorff@uchicago.edu. These classes will be opened for browsing as soon as possible.
*some classes will be staged on wooden carts on the A Level for short periods during the move. Books are arranged in call number order as on open shelves and remain accessible to patrons during this time.
ƒ (folio/oversized): A lowercase ƒ prefix before a call number denotes a folio/oversized item. Folios in the bookstacks are shelved on the same floor as regular-sized books in the same class, in a separate sequence.
| Regenstein Folio Call Number Guide - Updated January 27, 2012 |
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| Folio Class | Current Bookstacks Location |
| ƒ A | B West folios |
| ƒ B | 3rd Floor folios |
| ƒ C | 3rd Floor folios |
| ƒ D-DA, DAW | 3rd Floor folios |
| ƒ DB-DJK | 5th Floor folios |
| ƒ DK | 2nd Floor folios |
| ƒ DL-DS | 5th Floor folios |
| ƒ DT 1-39 | 3rd Floor folios |
| ƒ DT 40-330 | 5th Floor folios |
| ƒ DT 331-DX | 3rd Floor folios |
| ƒ E | 2nd Floor folios |
| ƒ F | 2nd Floor folios |
| ƒ G | 2nd Floor folios |
| ƒ H-HA | 2nd Floor folios |
| ƒ HB-HJ | B East folios |
| ƒ HM-HS 399 | 2nd Floor folios |
| ƒ HS 400-HX | A Level shelving (temp location)‡ |
| ƒ J 1-500 | interfiled with regular J 1 - 500 |
| ƒ J 501-JX | B West folios |
| ƒ K | 2nd Floor folios |
| ƒ L | B East folios |
| ƒ sM, M | 3rd Floor folios |
| ƒ N | 3rd Floor folios |
| ƒ P-PA 6000 | 5th Floor folios |
| ƒ PA 6000-PT | 4th Floor folios |
| ƒ Q | B West folios |
| ƒ R | B West folios |
| ƒ S | B West folios |
| ƒ T-TP | B West folios |
| ƒ TR | 3rd Floor folios |
| ƒ TS-TX | B West folios |
| ƒ U | B West folios |
| ƒ V | B West folios |
| ƒ Z | B West folios |
| East Asian Collections | |
| ƒ East Asian/CJK | 5th Floor folios |
| ƒ Harvard-Yenching | B West folios |
| ƒ WCJK | 5th Floor folios |
‡This section of folios is temporarily shelved on standard shelving east of the Harper Collection.
For a guide to which library houses the majority of materials in a given call number range, consult the University of Chicago Library Call Number Guide.
In addition to this page, "Regenstein on the Move" signs will be posted throughout the building to help you find books during the move.
You can also ask for assistance at Regenstein's Reference and Circulation desks, as well as from any Library staff wearing a Library staff badge.
If you can't find a particular item, you may submit a search request by clicking on the "Can't find it?" link in the item's Lens or Library Catalog record.
Reading room floorplans are up-to-date.
| Floor | Reading Room Collections |
| 5th Floor | East Asian Reference East Asian Current Periodicals Middle Eastern Reference Middle Eastern & Southern Asian Current Periodicals Southern Asian Reference |
| 4th Floor |
Ancient Near East Study Table |
| 3rd Floor |
General Reference Collection, M-Z K-12 Curriculum Materials Collection (Room 354 just inside bookstacks) |
| 2nd Floor |
Current Periodicals and Newspapers |
| 1st Floor | Reference Desk Collection (listed as Ready Reference on floorplan) |
| A Level | Harper Collection Staging Collection |
B Level floorplan removed due to B Level bookstacks move; B Level Reading Room space remains unaffected by move)
Bookstacks floorplans have been temporarily removed due to the move of collections. Updated floorplans are posted at the entrance to each floor of the bookstacks to help locate classes within a floor during the move.
For the current location of a call number in the bookstacks, consult the Regenstein Call Number Guide above.
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