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.
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.
| Class | Current Bookstacks Location |
| AC 1 - AS 262.S47 | B East (new location) |
| AS 262.S471 - AS 262.T29 | B West (old location) |
| AS 262.T30 - AZ end | B East (new location) |
| B 1 - B 8.L | 4th Floor (new location) |
| B 8.M - B 51 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| B 52 - B 132.R | 4th Floor (new location) |
| B 132.S - B 174 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| B 175 - B 1254 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| B 1255 - 1617 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| B 1618 - B 2966 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| B 2967 - B 3316.A | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| B 3316.B - BC 59 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BC 60 - BD 171 | moving from 3rd Floor to 4th Floor |
| BD 172 - BF 173.F | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BF 173.G - BF 260 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BF 261 - BF 698.C | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BF 698.D - BF 723.L | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BF 723.M - BF 1584 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BF 1585 - BH 189 | moving from 3rd Floor to 4th Floor |
| BH 190 - BL 2 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BL 3 - BL 51.F | A Level shelves (temp location)* |
| BL 51.G - BL 260 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BL 261 - BL 429 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BL 430 - BL 1175.J | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BL 1175.K - BL 1236 | moving from 3rd Floor to 2nd Floor |
| BL 1237 - BM 525.D | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BM 525.E - BP 1.H | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BP 1.I - BP 75.J | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BP 75.K - BP 80.I | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BP 80.J - BP 170.T | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BP 170.U - BP 500.T47 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BP 500.T48 - BR 133.P | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BR 133.Q - BR 165 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BR 166 - BR 330.E | moving from 3rd Floor to 4th Floor |
| BR 330.F - BR 389 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BR 390 - BS 3560.A | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BS 3560.B - BS 3860.I | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BS 3860.J - BV 2034 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BV 2035 - BV 2570.A | A Level carts (temp location)* |
| BV 2570.B - BV 3430 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BV 3431 - BV 4830 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BV 4831 - BX 6.A | A Level carts (temp location)* |
| BX 6.B - BX 460.M | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BX 460.N - BX 829 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BX 830 -BX 955.M | A Level shelves (temp location)* |
| BX 955.N - BX 1428 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| BX 1429 - BX 8065.F | 4th Floor (new location) |
| BX 8065.G - end, C - CB 239 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| CB 240 - CS 1209.K | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| CS 1209.L - CT 275.O | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| CT 275.P - D 546.G | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| D 546.H - D 629 | moving from 3rd Floor to 2nd Floor |
| D 630 - D 743.2 | moving from 3rd Floor to 2nd Floor |
| D 743.3 - 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 - DB 920 | 5th Floor (old location) |
| DB 921 - DR 63 | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| DR 64 - DR 401.G | 5th Floor (old location) |
| DR 401.H - DS 503.G | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| DS 503.H - DS 646.1 | 5th floor (old location) |
| DS 646.2 - E 900 | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| E 901 - E end, F 1 - F 95 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| F 96 - F 2849.O | 2nd Floor (new location) |
| F 2849.P - F 3091 | A Level shelves (temp location)* |
| F 3092 - F end | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| ƒ (folio/oversized) | see note below |
| G - GV | B East (new location) |
| H 1 - HA 202 | B West (new location) |
| HA 203 - HA 840 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| HA 841 - HA 1207 | B West (new location) |
| HA 1208 - HA 1649 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| HA 1650 - HA end | B West (new location) |
| HB 1 - HB 1.A1 F5 | B East (old location) |
| HB 1.A1 F6 - HC 177.L | B West (new location) |
| HC 177.M - HC 240.F | A Level shelves (temp location)* |
| HC 240.G - HC 267.B | B West (new location) |
| HC 267.C - HC 333.K | A Level shelves (temp location)* |
| HC 333.L - HD 9685.T | B West (new location) |
| HD 9685.U - HD 9715.R | B East (old location) |
| HD 9715.S - HE 249 | B West (new location) |
| HE 250 - HE 556 | B East (old location) |
| HE 557 - HE 2709.T | B West (new location) |
| HE 2709.U - HE 5615 | B East (old location) |
| HE 5616 - HF 1699 | B West (new location) |
| HF 1700 - HF 3779 | B East (old location) |
| HF 3780- HG 2818 | B West (new location) |
| HG 2819 - HG 3178 | B East (old location) |
| HG 3179 - HG 4000 | B West (new location) |
| HG 4001 - HG 4061 | A Level shelves (temp location)* |
| HG 4062 - HG 9663 | B West (new location) |
| HG 9664 - HJ 11.I5 | B East (old location) |
| HJ 11.I6 - HJ 1330 | B West (new location) |
| HJ 13 - HJ 3241.O | B East (old location) |
| HJ 3241.P - HM 22.O | B West (new location) |
| HM 22.P - HM 216.A | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| HM 216.B - HN 681.O | B West (new location) |
| HN 681.P - HN 800 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| HN 801 - HQ 30 | B West (new location) |
| HQ 31 - HQ 54 | A Level (temp location)* |
| HQ 55 - HQ 1726 | B West (new location) |
| HQ 1727 - HS 62 | moving from 2nd Floor to A Level* |
| HS 63 - HV 6180 | B West (new location) |
| HV 6181 - HV 6899 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| HV 6900 - HX 242 | B West (new location) |
| HX 243 - HX 373 | 2nd Floor (old location) |
| HX 374 - HX end | B West (new location) |
| J 1 - J 341.G | B East (new location) |
| J 341.H - J 500 | A Level shelves (temp location)* |
| J 501 - J 601.H5 | B West (old location) |
| J 601.H6 - JK 3440 | B East (new location) |
| JK 3441 - JL 1399 | B West (old location) |
| Class | Current Bookstacks Location |
| JL 1400 - JN 5655 | B East (new location) |
| JN 5656 - JN 6999 | B West (old location) |
| JN 7000 - JQ 264 | B East (new location) |
| JQ 265 - JQ 634 | B West (old location) |
| JQ 635 - JS 13.C | B East (new location) |
| JS 13.D - JS 451.N | B West (old location) |
| JS 451.O - JV end | B East ( new location) |
| JX 1 - JX 685 | moving from B West to B East |
| JX 686 - JZ, K-KZ | B East (new location) |
| L 1 - LB 1051.C | 5th Floor (new location) |
| LB 1051.D - LB 1500 | B East (old location) |
| LB 1501 - LC 30 | 5th Floor (new location) |
| LC 31 - LC 409 | B East (old location) |
| LC 410 - LC 5201.G | 5th Floor (new location) |
| LC 5201.H - LD 799 | B East (old location) |
| LD 800 - LD 4810 | 5th Floor (new location) |
| LD 4811 - LF 1399 | A Level shelves (temp location)* |
| LF 1400 - LT | 5th Floor (new location) |
| sM, M 1 - M 1503.P | 3rd floor (new location) |
| M 1503.Q - M 1699 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| M 1700 - ML 3799 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| ML 3800 - ML end, MT 1 - MT 39 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| MT 40 - MT end, N 1 - NA 204 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| NA 205 - NA 839 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| NA 840 - ND 720 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| ND 721 - ND 1046 | 3rd Floor (old location) |
| ND 1047 - NX | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| P 1 - P 11.A | 5th Floor (old location) |
| P 11.B - P 35.B | 4th Floor (new location |
| P 35.C - P 85.F | 5th Floor (old location) |
| P 85.G - PG 2750.O | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PG 2750.P - PG 3476.S | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PG 3476.T - PG 3493.49 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PG 3493.5 - PG 3517.H4 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PG 3517.H5 - PG 5038.D8 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PG 5038.D9 - PG 5038.D998 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PG 5038.D999 - PK 2189 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PK 2190 - PK 2418.D | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PK 2418.E - PK 2418.R | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PK 2418.S - PK 2579.F | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PK 2579.G - PK 2630 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PK 2631 - PK 2659.H | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PK 2659.I - PK 9004 | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PK 9005 - PK 9049 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PK 9050 - PM end | 4th Floor (new location) |
| PN 1 - PN 202 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PN 203 - PN 497 | A Level carts (temp location)* |
| PN 498 - PQ 1183 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PQ 1184 - PQ 2069 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PQ 2070 - PQ 2161 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PQ 2162 - PQ 2205.A | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PQ 2205.B - PQ 2311 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PQ 2312 - PQ 2383 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PQ 2384 - PQ 2667 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PQ 2668 - PQ 2678.N | A Level shelves (temp location)* |
| PQ 2678.O - PQ 4201.R | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PQ 4201.S - PQ 4320 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PQ 4321 - PQ 4686 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PQ 4687 - PQ 4724 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PQ 4725 - PQ 6144.N | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PQ 6144.O - PQ 6270 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PQ 6271 - PQ 6613.Q | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PQ 6613.R - PQ 6639.O | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PQ 6639.P - PQ 7298.2 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PQ 7298.21 - PQ 7299.16 | moving from 4th Floor to 3rd Floor |
| PQ 7299.17 - PQ 8211 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PQ 8212 - PQ 8519 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PQ 8520 - PR 112 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PR 113 - PR 499 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PR 500 - PR 2753.M | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PR 2753.N - PR 2888.V | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PR 2888.W - PR 3391 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PR 3392 - PR 3455 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PR 3456 - PR 4511 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PR 4512 - PR 4726 | moving from 4th Floor to 3rd Floor |
| PR 4727 - PR 4791 | moving from 4th Floor to A Level* |
| PR 4792 - PR 6023.A8 S | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PR 6023.A8 T - PR 6037.V | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PR 6037.W - PR 6059 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PR 6060 - PR 6070.R | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PR 6070.S - PS 325 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PS 326 - PS 1539 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PS 1540 - PS 3521.E | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PS 3521.F - PS 3525.K | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PS 3525.L - PS 3535.H | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PS 3535.I - PS 3537.T32 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PS 3537.T33 - PT 2306 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PT 2307 - PT 2391 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PT 2392 - PT 2635.O | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PT 2635.P - PT 2666.R | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PT 2666.S - PT 3815 | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PT 3816 - PT 7234 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PT 7235 - PT 8950.C | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| PT 8950.D - PT 9074 | 4th Floor (old location) |
| PT 9075 - PT end | 3rd Floor (new location) |
| Q - QR, R - RZ, S - SK | B East (new location) |
| T - TL 139 | B West (old location) |
| TL 140 - U 11.P | B East (new location) |
| U 11.Q - U 299 | B West (old location) |
| U 300- UA 865 | B East (new location) |
| UA 866 - UC 59 | B West (old location) |
| UC 60 - VA 59 | B East (new location) |
| VA 60 - VM | B West (old location) |
| XXK - XXKZ | B East (new location) |
| Z 1 - Z 4 | B West (old location) |
| Z 5 - Z 695 | B East (new location) |
| Z 696 - Z 732.T | B West (old location) |
| Z 732.U - Z 6027 | B East (new location) |
| Z 6028 - Z 6621.A | B West (old location) |
| Z 6621.B - Z 7161.R | B East (new location) |
| Z 7161.S - Z 7164.E | B West (old location) |
| Z 7164.F - ZA end | B East (new 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.
*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.
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 May 21, 2012 |
|
| Folio Class | Current Bookstacks Location |
| ƒ A - AP 2.O | B West folios |
| ƒ AP 2.P - AP 30.M | B East folios (new location) |
| ƒ AP 30.N - AZ end | B West folios |
| ƒ B | 4th Floor South folios (new location) |
| ƒ C, D - DA 25 | 2nd Floor South folios (new location) |
| ƒ DA 26 - DA 677 | A Level (temp location)* |
| ƒ DA 677 - DA end, DAW | A Level carts (temp location)* |
| ƒ DB - DJK | 5th Floor North folios |
| ƒ DK | 2nd Floor North folios |
| ƒ DL - DP 44.C | 5th Floor North folios |
| ƒ DP 44.D - DR 479 | A Level carts (temp location)* |
| ƒ DR 480 - DX | 2nd Floor South folios (new location) |
| ƒ E | 2nd Floor North folios |
| ƒ F | 2nd Floor North folios |
| ƒ G | 2nd Floor North folios |
| ƒ H - HC 407.J | B West folios (new location) |
| ƒ HC 407.K - HJ | B East folios |
| ƒ HM - HS 399 | 2nd Floor North folios |
| ƒ HS 400 - HX | A Level shelving (temp location)* |
| ƒ J 1 - J 500 | A Level (temp location)* |
| ƒ J 501 - JX | B West North folios |
| ƒ K | 2nd Floor North folios |
| ƒ L | 5th Floor South folios (new location) |
| ƒ sM, M 1 - M 1.S3 | 3rd Floor North folios |
| ƒ M 1.S4 - ND 497 | 3rd Floor South folios (new location) |
| ƒ ND 498 - ND 623.B | A Level carts (temp location)* |
| ƒ ND 623.C - NK 5999 | 3rd Floor North folios |
| ƒ NK 6000 - NX | 3rd Floor South folios (new location) |
| ƒ P - PM | 4th Floor South folios (new location) |
| ƒ PN - PT | 3rd Floor South folios (new location) |
| ƒ Q - TR 653.K | B East folios (new location) |
| ƒ TR 653.L - TR end | 3rd Floor North folios (old location) |
| ƒ TS - TX | B West folios |
| ƒ U | B West folios |
| ƒ V | B West folios |
| ƒ XXK | 2nd Floor North folios |
| ƒ Z | B West folios |
| East Asian Collections | |
| ƒ East Asian/CJK | 5th Floor South folios (new location) |
| ƒ Harvard-Yenching | 5th Floor South folios (new 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.
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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