Location numbers These numbers lead the staff to the physical location of materials at the Center. They are assigned as soon as materials are accessioned. The location number begins with an alphabetical prefix denoting the room. The shelving is numbered by section, as is each shelf within each section. Location numbers are noted on the Center's accession records, in the Minaret database, in the Center's inventory of processed collections, and in the Center's guide to each particular processed collections.
Location numbers are apt to change over time.
Where possible, collections are shelved in collection number order, but collections are not necessarily shelved all in one spot. Location numbers are the Center's primary agent of physical control over its holdings. The Center of Southwest Studies wishes to provide access to its collections in every way consistent with good scholarship, productive research, and established archival considerations. Your comments and suggestions are welcome.