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The charts below show how books that start with certain letters are arranged by floor in the Main Library.<\/p>\n

You might also find it useful to pick up a “Find It at Main” handout (PDF)<\/a> when you stop by the library.<\/p>\n

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Call numbers beginning with A\u2013D – 5th floor east<\/h3>\n
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  • A<\/strong> – General works<\/li>\n
  • B<\/strong> – Philosophy, psychology, and religion<\/li>\n
  • C<\/strong> – Auxiliary sciences of history<\/li>\n
  • D<\/strong> – World History and History of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n
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    Call numbers beginning with E\u2013N – 4th floor east<\/h3>\n
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    • E<\/strong> – History of the Americas<\/li>\n
    • F<\/strong> – History of the U.S., British, Dutch, French, and Latin America<\/li>\n
    • G<\/strong> – Geography, Anthropology, and Recreation<\/li>\n
    • H<\/strong> – Social Sciences<\/li>\n
    • J<\/strong> – Political Science<\/li>\n
    • K<\/strong> – Law<\/li>\n
    • L<\/strong> – Education<\/li>\n
    • M<\/strong> – Music<\/li>\n
    • N<\/strong> – Fine Arts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n
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      Call numbers beginning with P\u2013PS – 4th floor west<\/h3>\n
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      • P<\/strong> – Philology and linguistics<\/li>\n
      • PA<\/strong> – Greek and Latin Language and Literature<\/li>\n
      • PB<\/strong> – Modern Languages<\/li>\n
      • PC<\/strong> – Romance Languages<\/li>\n
      • PD<\/strong> – Germanic and Scandinavian Languages<\/li>\n
      • PE<\/strong> – English Language<\/li>\n
      • PF<\/strong> – West Germanic Languages<\/li>\n
      • PG<\/strong> – Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian Languages<\/li>\n
      • PH<\/strong> – Uralic and Basque Languages<\/li>\n
      • PJ<\/strong> – Oriental Languages and literature<\/li>\n
      • PK<\/strong> – Indo-Iranian Languages and Literature<\/li>\n
      • PL<\/strong> – Languages and Literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania<\/li>\n
      • PM<\/strong> – Hyperborean, Indian, and Artificial Languages<\/li>\n
      • PN<\/strong> – General Literature<\/li>\n
      • PQ<\/strong> – French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese Literature<\/li>\n
      • PR<\/strong> – English Literature<\/li>\n
      • PS<\/strong> – American Literature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n
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        Call numbers beginning with PS\u2013Z – 2nd floor west<\/h3>\n
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        • PS<\/strong> – American Literature<\/li>\n
        • PT<\/strong> – Dutch, Afrikaans, Scandinavian, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, etc. Literature<\/li>\n
        • PZ<\/strong> – Fiction and Juvenile Literature<\/li>\n
        • Q<\/strong> – Science<\/li>\n
        • R<\/strong> – Medicine<\/li>\n
        • S<\/strong> – Agriculture<\/li>\n
        • T<\/strong> – Technology<\/li>\n
        • U<\/strong> – Military Science<\/li>\n
        • V<\/strong> – Naval Science<\/li>\n
        • Z<\/strong> – Bibliography, Library Science, and General Information Resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n

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