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Call Numbers

Use the call number of an item to figure out its location.

Campus libraries

The first part of the call number describes its library location using a specific code.

Call # codelibrary
AndersonMD Anderson Library
Arch & ArtArch & Art Library
MusicMusic Library
Health SciencesHealth Sciences Library

MD Anderson Library call numbers

MD Anderson Library has items throughout its 8 floors and 4 wings. It has its own set of location codes as well.

Call # rangeLocation
A-DRPer item record in catalog
General Collection: 3rd Floor Gold Wing on ‘Select’ & ‘Hathi Trust’ rows.

Remote Storage: may be paged via ‘Request’ link.
DS-DZ & E6th Floor Blue
F-G5th Floor Brown
H-HD83995th Floor Brown
HD8400-HQ7695th Floor Blue
HQ770-HZ4th Floor Brown
J-LC4th Floor Brown
LD-NX4th Floor Brown
P-PN4th Floor Blue
PQ-PS3rd Floor Brown
PT-PQ3rd Floor Blue
PZ (Juvenile Collection)3rd Floor Gold
Q-QC3rd Floor Blue
QD-QL3rd Floor Gold
QM-QZ2nd Floor Brown
R-S2nd Floor Brown
T-TK1-7804.92nd Floor Brown
TK7805-99993rd Floor Gold
TL-Z3rd Floor Gold
CollectionLocation
Access ServicesService Desk or per item type
Archives2nd Floor Red
Bound JournalsBasement Red
Current JournalsBasement Red
Service / Info Desk1st Floor Red
Juvenile Coll3rd Floor Gold
Leisure Reading1st Floor Red
Map CollectionBasement Red
MicroformsBasement Red
Media Collection: CD, DVD, VHS1st Floor Red
Newspapers1st Floor Red
Play3rd Floor Gold
Remote StorageAvailable via ‘Request’ link
ReservesService Desk
Spec Coll2nd Floor Red
Textbook Coll3rd Floor Gold
Thesis Coll3rd Floor Gold
TX DocumentsBasement Red
US DocumentsBasement Red