A list of reference works , with call numbers, is available at the desk in the blue binder. The card catalog may also be used to locate these items. In general, reference items do not circulate. Dissertations Bound dissertations completed at the Department of Economics and School of Public Policy are collected by the Foster Library. Dissertations are shelved alphabetically by last name of the author on the east wall of the reading room.
Dissertations are available for in-library use only.
They do not circulate. Books Books collected by the Foster Library, apart from reference titles, are received as gifts. Browsing is encouraged, however a serious research effort would require access to a larger, more balanced collection. There are two areas where non-reference books are shelved at the Foster Library, the Browsing Collection against the east wall of the reading room, and the general stacks in Room 271. Books are arranged by Library of Congress call numbers.