Search the call number of a book at Ellis Library, and receive a map and written directions to the book's location.
Call Number
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Location
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AC ... to ... AZ | 4 East |
B ... to ... HE | 3 East |
HF ... to ... LT | 2 East |
M ... to ... NX | 4 East |
P ... to ... PG | 2A West |
PH ... to ... PQ 2999 | 3 Central |
PQ 3000 ... to ... QL 99 |
2 East |
QL 100 ... to ... QR | 2 Central |
QS ... to ... QZ | Health Sciences Library |
R ... to ...RZ | 2 Central |
S ... to ... SK | 2 West |
T ... to ... VM | 1A West |
W ... to ...WZ | Health Sciences Library |
Z ... to ... ZA | 1 West |
If the call number of your book starts with numbers, not letters, then it has a Dewey Decimal Call Number and will be in one of the following locations:
Dewey Decimal Call Number
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Location
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001 ... 353.7 | |
353.8 (Government Documents) | |
353.9... 999 |
3 West or Depository
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Dissertations & Theses - Most print MU dissertations and theses are housed off-campus. Use the Request Item feature in MERLIN catalog to order.
NOTE: You can request books stored in the depository by using the Request Item feature from the MERLIN catalog. Or ask at Ellis Library Circulation.
Library Locations
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Library | More Information... |
MU Annex | Request delivery from off-site storage |
MU Archives | University Archives |
MU Depository | Request delivery from off-site storage |
MU Ellis | Ellis Library |
MU Engineering Library | Engineering Library & Technology Commons |
MU Geology | Geological Sciences Library |
MU Health Sciences Library | Health Sciences Library |
MU Journalism | Journalism Library |
MU Law Library | MU Law Library |
MU Math | Mathematical Sciences Library |
State Historical Society-Columbia | State Historical Society of Missouri |
Columbia Missourian Newspaper Library | Missourian Newspaper Library |
MU Veterinary Medical Library | Veterinary Medical Library |
Sometimes books are in specific areas of Ellis Library, like Reference or Special Collections. To find a map to the specific department or area where the book is, click on the hyperlinked location information (picture below) or view an interactive floorplan of Ellis Library.
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