Library North is larger of the two Library buildings. It is the building where the
Circulation Desk and the Reference Center are located.
Palmer
Palmer Wing is the smaller of our two Library buildings. It is connected to Library North on the three floors above ground level.
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th,
A and B
Level B in Library North is one story below ground level; Level A is the next floor down.
GIS Palmer-2nd
GIS (Government Information Services) is located on the 2nd Floor of Library North. Most United States and California government documents are available here.
PERIODICALS North A
Level-A, Library North. [This is two floors below ground level.]
Oversized
Large books, also called "folios" or "oversized" are placed AT THE END of regular call number ranges ON EVERY FLOOR. For example: A - K books are shelved on the 3rd floor of Library North and all A - K oversized books are shelved after the regular sized K books.
REFERENCE
All high-use Reference books are shelved behind the Reference Center on the 1st Floor, Library North. Older reference books are shelved in the Reference Annex Section on Level A.
RESERVES
Ask for this Library material at the Circulation Desk, 1st Floor, Library North.
[other designations]
A number of other special location designations may also appear on the screen. Most are self-explanatory. Please ask at the Reference Center if you don't understand a location designation.
Call numbers tell you where an item is located on the shelves. Because books with similar call numbers will also have similar subjects, you may find other books on the subject you're looking for next to the one you want. Call numbers are arranged both alphabetically (A before B, RA before RB, etc.), and numerically, (5499 before 5500, 5401.5 before 5402, etc.). See Understanding Call Numbers.
The item is checked out to a patron and is due back by the date shown. You may place a hold on it at the
Circulation Desk. When the item is returned you will be notified.
This item is missing. You may request this book through Interlibrary Loan at the
Circulation Desk, First Floor, Library North.
MISSING + HOLD
The item is missing and is being searched for.
RECENTLY RETURNED
The item has been recently returned to the Library. If you can't find it, come to the
Circulation Desk, 1st Floor, Library North, and place a hold on the item. You will be notified when it is located.
JUST ARRIVED
The item has just arrived in the Library. You can come to the Circulation Desk, 1st Floor, Library North, and place a hold on the item.
ON ORDER [date]
The book was ordered for the Library on the date shown.
UNDER CONSIDERATION
The book is being considered for purchase.
IN PROCESS
The book has arrived and is being prepared for use. You may place a hold on this item at the
Circulation Desk.
