LibrarySearch
Retrieving books using call numbers
1. Search the Library's collection via the search box above, or the one on the Library homepage.
2. Once you've found a relevant book, make sure it's available and note its call number. Below is an example of a record with the call number highlighted.
3. Let's go find that book! Call numbers starting with the letters A to L are located on floor 3, M is located on floor 2, and N to Z are located on floor 4. Here's what the stacks on floor 4 look like:
4. Each row has a sign that tells you what range of call numbers it contains. Everything is arranged alphabetically, so the N call numbers are found past the M section. The row containing our book (NC 1002. L63 C332 2007) is circled below.
4. Books are arranged by call number in alphabetical order on the shelves. For example: call numbers beginning with N are followed by NA, NB, NC; NC 1000 is followed by NC 1001, NC 1002, and so on. The book we're looking for is marked with a red arrow below. We found it!
If you have any problems finding a book, ask the staff at the Service Desk for help.
Browsing by call number
Books relevant to interior design topics are found throughout the Library's collection. Here's a list of call numbers you might want to browse:
HF 5521 - HF 5547 - Offices
HT - Communities
N - Art, Architecture, Interior Design, Visual Arts
NA - Architecture
NB - Sculpture
NC - Illustration, Design, Drawing
ND - Painting
NE - Printing
NK - Decorative Arts, Applied Arts
QC 495 - Color
T - Technology (includes graphics & desktop publishing)
TH - Building Construction
TS - Manufacturing
TT - Arts and Crafts, Handicrafts (contains info on architecture and design, esp. in TT 196)
TX - Restaurants, Home Economics & Food
Z 1 - Z 549 - Books, Typography, Publishing
Search for Books in Other Libraries
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Borrowing From Other LibrariesInformation about borrowing books from other libraries through MRU, including how to obtain TAL and COPPUL cards, and how to access interlibrary loan services.
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WorldCatSearch the world's libraries.
Films on Demand
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Films on Demand
Contains streaming videos in Humanities, Social Sciences, Business, Economics, Science, Mathematics, Health, and Medicine. Licensed for classroom use. Also includes the Archival Films and Newsreels, Nursing, Physical Therapy, and World Cinema sub-collections.
Google Books Search
Another great Google product! Find books online - some with limited content, some entirely online.
Book Searching Tips
Finding too much?
- Use AND between ideas to search for BOTH terms
- Put “Quotation Marks Around Your Search" to search for exact phrases
Finding too little?
- Use OR between your ideas to search for EITHER term
- Put ? after the root of a word to look for multiple endings
For better searching, think of multiple ways to describe your topic
