When trying to find items in Bizzell Memorial Library, use the following location chart as a guide:
| Library of Congress Classification |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| A-DZ |
Lower Level 1 |
000 - 331.8809 |
Deck 1 |
| E-GV |
Main Floor |
331.881 - 351.6 |
Deck 2 |
| H-HS |
2nd Floor |
351.7 - 378.759 |
Deck 3 |
| HT-PN 3999 |
3rd Floor - West |
378.76 - 808.7 |
Deck 4 |
| PN 4000 - QA |
3rd Floor - East |
808.8 - 999
|
Deck 5 |
| QB - R |
4th Floor - West |
Biographies |
Deck 5
|
| RA - Z |
4th Floor - East |
|
|
|
Boorstin Collection
|
Lower Level 2 |
|
Current Periodicals
|
Lower Level 1 - West |
|
Reference Collection
|
Main Floor |
|
Government Documents
|
4th Floor - East |
|
Bass Business History Collection
|
5th Floor |
|
History of Science Collections
|
5th Floor |
|
Nichols Rare Books and Special Collections
|
5th Floor |
|
Open Storage Areas
|
Deck 5 - East, Deck 6 - West |
Each type of call number is shelved differently within the building. Until you become familiar with where items are housed within Bizzell, you can get help finding materials in any of the following ways:
- Look at the map on the touchscreen panels just inside either entrance to the library. The directory and maps will help you locate areas and services within the library as well as call number locations.
- Pick up a "call number locator" bookmark at either the circulation desk or the reference (information) desk. It lists call number ranges and on which floor these call numbers may be found.
- Ask any library employee for assistance.
- Look at the signs at each stairwell landing listing the call number ranges and services located on that floor.
Each branch library is laid out differently so you may want to take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the layout of the library during your first visit. Each library has employees that can help you find materials.