The general book collection is located on the west side of the Library and is arranged by call number. Library Catalog for call numbers. Searches can be limited to retrieve only items in SSA Library. Titles in the SSA journal collection are located in the middle of the library. The collection is arranged by journal title.
Items are primarily for use in the Library, but can be checked out for two hour periods.
It is a national, not local, database, but many of the journals indexed are in the SSA Library. Journal titles not in the SSA Library should be searched in the library catalog to see if they are located elsewhere on campus. Articles from journals not owned by the University of Chicago Libraries can be requested through Interlibrary Loan . Titles in the SSA newsletter collection are located to the west of the Journal collection. The collection is shelved primarily by title, with some exceptions.