Main Library

Example: Main Library HQ1410 .U54 2009

For locations in UC Library Search that say something other than "Main Library," see the locations list below the table.

For more information about the call number system, see our "About Call Numbers" page.

Call Number Range & Library Location
A–B
1st floor, Ocean Side
BC–BX
2nd floor, Ocean Side
C–F
4th floor, Ocean Side
G–GE
Sciences & Engineering
2nd floor, Mountain Side
GF–HC 79 P
4th floor, Ocean Side
Behind Ocean Side Elevators
HC 79 R–HX
4th floor, Ocean Side
J–JZ
6th floor, Ocean Side
Behind Ocean Side Elevators
K–L
6th floor, Ocean Side
M
Music Library
Music Building, 2nd floor
Enter on 1st floor
N–NC
2nd floor, Mountain Side
N–NC Oversize
Art & Architecture, 1st floor, Mountain Side
ND–NX
Art & Architecture, 1st floor, Mountain Side
P–PJ
6th floor, Ocean Side
PK–PN 6011
7th floor, Ocean Side
Behind Ocean Side Elevators
PN 6012–PR 3999
7th floor, Ocean Side
PR 4000–PZ
8th floor, Ocean Side
Q–V
Sciences & Engineering
2nd floor, Mountain Side
Z
2nd floor, Mountain Side

Locations other than "Main Library" in UC Library Search

Example: Feminist Studies HQ1410 .U54 2009

  • Andelson Collection (LGBTQ): 2nd floor, Ocean Side, Ethnic & Gender Studies
  • Art & Architecture:  1st floor, Mountain Side
  • Asian American Studies:  2nd floor, Ocean Side, Ethnic & Gender Studies
  • Black Studies:  2nd floor, Ocean Side, Ethnic & Gender Studies
  • Browsing Collection: 1st floor, Mountain Side, Paseo Commons
  • Coleccion Tloque Nahuaque (Chicana/o):  2nd floor, Ocean Side, Ethnic & Gender Studies 
  • Course Reserves:  1st floor, Paseo, Services Desk
  • Current Serials:  1st floor, Ocean Side
  • Curriculum Resources:  2nd floor, Ocean Side
  • East Asian:  5th floor, Ocean Side
  • Ethnic & Gender Studies:  2nd floor, Ocean Side
  • Feminist Studies: 2nd floor, Ocean Side, Ethnic & Gender Studies
  • Geospatial Collection:  Available by appointment
  • Government Information: 2nd floor Mountain Side
  • Juvenile Media:  2nd floor, Ocean Side
  • Main:  Items located in the Main Library
  • Media:  2nd floor, Ocean Side
  • Microforms:  2nd floor, Ocean Side
  • Music Library:  Music Building
  • Native American Studies:  2nd floor, Ocean Side, Ethnic & Gender Studies
  • Newspapers:  1st floor, Ocean Side
  • On Order:  Items ordered for the library that have not yet arrived
  • Oversize:  Oversize books shelved at beginning of call numbers on each floor
  • Reference Collection:  2nd floor, Ocean Side
  • Sciences & Engineering:   2nd floor, Mountain Side
  • Services Desk: 1st floor, Paseo, near west entrance
  • Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF): Off campus storage.
  • Special Research Collections:  3rd floor, Mountain Side (use Mountain elevator)