Special Collections

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS STACKS GUIDE

How to find Special Collections Items:

1) Determine the size of the item you are looking for by using the cataloging record.

2) Locate the size category for your item.

3) Find the stacks range for the call number system the item is cataloged under.

4) Still can’t find it? Check the Special Collections “re-shelving” and “in unit repair” areas.

SIZE	DOT COLOR	DEWEY LOCATIONS	LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LOCATIONS
Tiny < 21 cm	RED	Located in the wooden book shelves near the stairs	Located in the wooden book shelves near the stairs
Octavo 21 < 30 cm	BLACK	Range 1 (first row)	Range 1 (second row) to Range 6
Quarto = q 31 < 44 cm	BLUE	Range 7 to Range 9	Range 10 to Range 14
Folio = f Elephant folios height > 45 cm - or - width > 31 cm	BROWN	Range 15 to Range 18 - or - Lying flat on tables along the peripheral of the stacks	Range 19 to Range 34 - or - Lying flat on tables along the peripheral of the stacks