Search the call number of a book at Ellis Library, and receive a map and written directions to the book's location.
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Call Number
|
Location
|
| 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:
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Dewey Decimal Call Number
|
Location
|
| 001 ... 353.7 | |
| 353.8 (Government Documents) | |
| 353.9... 999 |
3 West or Depository
|
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.
Sometimes books are in specific areas of Ellis Library, like Reference or Special Collections. The chart below lists the most common locations in Ellis Library.
| Location name | Location in Ellis Library |
|---|---|
| MU Ellis Government Documents | 1st floor, east side |
| MU Ellis Library Current Periodicals | east of Information Commons 2, 1st floor |
| MU Ellis Library DVD Collection | East of Information Commons 2, 1st floor |
| MU Ellis Library ERIC Microfiche | 1st floor, east side |
| MU Ellis Library General Collection | 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors of Ellis Library depending on the call number |
| MU Ellis Library Juvenile | 3rd floor, west side |
| MU Ellis Library Large Room 202 | West side of 2nd floor |
| MU Ellis Library New Book Shelf | Colonnade, 1st floor |
| MU Ellis Library Ready Reference | Behind Writing Tutors on the 1st floor |
| MU Ellis Library Reference | East of Information Commons 2, 1st floor |
| MU Ellis Library Reserve | Checkout and Information, north side of 1st floor |
| MU Ellis Library Room 201 | Middle of 2nd floor |
| MU Ellis Library Room 202 | West side of 2nd floor |
| MU Ellis Library XLarge Room 202 | West side of 2nd floor |
| MU Ellis Special Collections | Schedule an appointment |
| MU Ellis Library Special Collections 3 East Maps |
Map cases on east side of 3rd floor |
