Locate a Book Using its Call Number: How to Find a Book

Search the call number of a book at Ellis Library, and receive a map and written directions to the book's location.

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 floor plan of Ellis Library. 

Library of Congress Call Numbers

Dewey Decimal Call Numbers

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:

 Dissertations & Theses - Most print MU dissertations and theses are housed off-campus. Use the Request Item feature in the Library Catalog to order.

NOTE:  You can request books stored in the depository by using the Request Item feature from the Library Catalog. Or ask at Ellis Library Circulation.