Finding the book on the shelf Books are shelved in call number order in each of the collection locations in the Library. Each collection of books starts with call numbers in the A's and ends with call numbers in the Z's. The number after a letter in the third or fourth line of the call number is a decimal number. The decimal sign may or may not appear on the book label. If a book is not on the shelf Look for it on nearby shelves.
Books do get mis-shelved.
Look to see if someone has left it on a nearby table or by the copy machines. Check the catalog to confirm the call number and be sure the book is not checked out. Ask a Circulation Desk attendant to arrange for the Library staff to search for the book and notify you when it is found. Checking out a book Take materials to the Circulation Desk on the main floor to be checked out. Present your ID card to a Circulation Desk attendant with the materials.