Library Locations

Take a Virtual Tour around the Patrick Power Library.

Where To Find It In the Library

The following listings tell you where to find books and services by:

What's on each floor of the building?
Call Numbers - Shelf Location
Books by Subject

If you have any difficulty finding materials or services, library staff are happy to help.

 

What Will I Find on the Library's Ground Floor?

Ferguson Library for Print-Handicapped Students

Information & Research Desk [ask questions]

Circulation Desk [checkout counter]
Computer workstations
Research Databases
Help in using the library
Newspapers
Non-circulating magazines

Reading Lounge
Reference collection

Government Publications
Interlibrary Loans
Novanet Express pickup

Group Study Rooms

Library Instruction Room
Photocopiers
Reserve readings

Microform Collection

ID Room
Washrooms

Elevator

What Will I Find on the Library's Second Floor?

Library Administration

Group study room
Library call numbers from A to PR 3999

Quiet Study Zone
Washrooms

What Will I Find on the Library's Third Floor?

University Archives & Special Collections
Circulating periodicals shelved by title
Library call numbers from PR 4000 to Z
Oversized books, call numbers A to Z

Quiet Study Zone
Washrooms

 

Shelf locations - finding material by call number

SECOND FLOOR

A General books, encyclopedias
B-BJ Philosophy
BF Psychology
BL-BX Religion
C Archaeology, archives
D World History
DA British history
DC French history
DD German history
DE Greek history
DF Roman history
DG Italian history
DK Russian and Eastern European history
DS Asian history
DT African history
DU Oceania-Australia, New Zealand
E American history
F U.S.state histories; Latin American and Caribbean history
FC Canadian history
G Geography
GB Physical geography
GC Oceanography
GN Anthropology
GR-GT Folklore and social customs
H Social science research
HA Statistics
HB-HC Economics
HD-HF Commerce
HG Finance and investment
HM-HN Sociology
HQ Gender and sex issues
HT Urban studies
HX Socialism
J-JA Political science
JC Political theory
JF Political institutions
JK American politics
JL Canadian politics
JN Everyone else's politics
JQ Colonialism and immigration
JX International relations and organizations
K Law
L Education
M Music
JK American politics
N Fine Art
P Communications and linguistics
PA Greek andLatin language and literature
PA-PB Irish language and literature
PC Romance Languages
PE English Language
PF German Language
PK Asian language and literature
PL-PM African language
PN Literary forms [short stories, poetry]
PN-PQ French and francophone literature outside Canada
PR English literature outside North America (to PR 3999)

THIRD FLOOR

PR English literature (PR 4000 onward)
PS North American Literature
PT German and Nordic literature
Q Science biography and general history
QA Mathematics
QB Astronomy
QC Physics
QD Chemistry
QE Geology
QH Biology
QK Botany
QL Zoology
QM Human anatomy
QP Physiology
R Medicine
RC Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
RS Pharmacology
S Agriculture, fisheries and forestry
T Technology
TA Engineering
TD Environmental technology
TK Internet and communications technology
TP Chemical technology
TR Photography
U Military science
V Naval and marine science
Z Library science and bibliography

 

Subjects and Where to Find Them

African history: DT Second floor
African language: PL-PM Second floor
Agriculture: S Third floor
American history: E Second floor
American politics: JK Second floor
Anthropology: GN Second floor
Archaeology: CC Second floor
Archives: CD Second floor
Asian history: DS Second floor
Asian language and literature: PK Second floor
Astronomy: QB Third floor
Australia history: DU Second floor
Biology: QH Third floor
Botany: QK Third floor
British history: DA Second floor
Canadian history: FC Second floor
Canadian politics: JL Second floor
Caribbean history: F Second floor
Chemical technology: TP Third floor
Chemistry: QD Third floor
Colonialism and immigration: JQ Second floor
Commerce: HD-HF Second floor
Communications: HE Second floor
Communications (technology): TK Third floor
Eastern European history: DK Second floor
Economics: HC Second floor
Education: L Second floor
Encyclopedias: AE Second floor
Engineering: T Third floor
English language: PE Second floor
English literature outside North America: PR Second floor/Third Floor
Environmental Technology: TD Third floor
Everyone else's politics: JN Second floor
Finance: HG Second floor
Fine art: N Second floor
Fisheries: S Third floor
Folklore and social customs: GR-GT Second floor
Forestry: S Third floor
Francophone literature outside Canada: PQ Second floor
French history: DC Second floor
French language: PC Second floor
French literature: PQ Second floor
Gender: HQ Second floor
General books: A-AZ Second floor
Geography: G Second floor
Geology: QE Third floor
German & Nordic literature: PT Third floor
German history: DD Second floor
German language: PF Second floor
Greek history: DF Second floor
Greek language & literature: PA Second floor
Human anatomy: QM Third floor
International organizations: JX Second floor
International relations: JX Second floor
Internet & communications technology: TK Third floor
Investment: HG Second floor
Irish language & literature: PB Second floor
Italian history: DG Second floor
Latin American history: F Second floor
Latin language & literature: PA Second floor
Law: K Second floor
Library science & bibliography: Z Third floor
Linguistics: P Second floor
Literary forms [short stories, poetry]: PN Second floor
Mathematics: QA Third floor
Medicine: R Third floor
Military science: U Third floor
Music: M Second floor
Naval & marine science: V Third floor
New Zealand history: DU Second floor
North American literature: PS Third floor
Oceania: DU Second floor
Oceanography: GC Second floor
Pharmacology: RS Third floor
Philosophy: B-BJ Second floor
Photography: TR Third floor
Physical geography: GB Second floor
Physics: QC Third floor
Physiology QP Third floor
Political institutions: JF Second floor
Political science: J Second floor
Political theory: JC Second floor
Psychiatry: RC Third floor
Psychology: BF Second floor
Psychotherapy: RC Third floor
Religion: BL-BX Second floor
Roman history: DG Second floor
Romance languages: PC Second floor
Russian history: DK Second floor
Science biography & general history: Q Third floor
Sex issues: HQ Second floor
Social science research: H Second floor
Socialism: HX Second floor
Sociology: HM-HN Second floor
Statistics: HA Second floor
Technology: T Third floor
U.S. state histories: F Second floor
Urban studies: HT Second floor
World history: D Second floor
Zoology: QL Third floor

 

Last Modified: June 8, 2011

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