The Perry-Castañeda Library is a standalone building with six levels. The entrance to the library is on the second floor, accessible from a plaza at the southwest corner of Speedway and 21st Streets.
Floor 1
Maps collection, Library Copier Services, Interlibrary Services, Staff Offices
Floor 2
Entry level of the PCL. Computer lab, quick print stations, research help & checkout desk, Learning labs, Media lab, Data lab, Graduate Landing Spot, UFCU Room, study rooms, Public Speaking Center, University Writing Center
Floor 3
Current journals and periodicals, study rooms, book stacks, library human resources, library administration
Floor 4
Study rooms, book stacks, U.S. Documents collection, assistive technology room
Floor 5
Collaborative Commons, study rooms, book stacks
Floor 6
Study rooms, book stacks, youth collection, textbooks & curriculum guides
Call Number to Book Location
This guide to call number locations for materials in the Perry-Castañeda Library includes the PCL book stacks on Floors 3-6. Each floor is arranged in book stacks A-S, identified on map kiosks near the elevators and on signs at the ends of each row of shelves.
- Library of Congress Call Numbers
- Dewey Decimal Call Numbers
- Oversize Books
- Special Materials
- Book not on the shelf?
Library of Congress Call Numbers
Call number starts with a letter.
| Call Number Range | Book Stack | Floor |
|---|---|---|
| A - AS 222 R635 1998 | 3C | 3 |
| AS 222 R635 - BL 2017.89 | 3D | 3 |
| BL 2017.9 - BP 173 | 3G | 3 |
| BP 174 - BV 2999 | 3H | 3 |
| BV 3000 - BX 9420 | 3J | 3 |
| BX 9421 - CT 1030 | 3K | 3 |
| CT 1031 - D 999 | 3L | 3 |
| D 1000 - DG 576 | 3M | 3 |
| DG 577 - DS 101 V | 3N | 3 |
| DS 101 W - DS 432 N3 | 3P | 3 |
| DS 432 N4 - DS 799.7 G | 3Q | 3 |
| DS 799.7 H - DT 181 Z | 3R | 3 |
| DT 181.1 - E 442 | 3S | 3 |
| if the call number starts with -F- (with dashes), the book is oversize, see Oversize Books note | ||
| E 443 - F 206 S76 1998 | 4F | 4 |
| F 206 S76 1999 - GR 305.5 O6 | 4H | 4 |
| GR 305.5 O7 - GV 1017 V6 O4 1975 | 4J | 4 |
| GV 1017 V6 O4 - HA 214 B | 4K | 4 |
| HA 214 C - HB 172 | 4L | 4 |
| HB 173 - HC 374 | 4M | 4 |
| HC 375 - HD 1491 A3 | 4N | 4 |
| HD 1491 A4 - HD 9710 | 4P | 4 |
| HD 9711 - HF 5718 | 4Q | 4 |
| HF 5719 - HM 789 | 4R | 4 |
| HM 790 - HV 4999 | 4S | 4 |
| HV 5000 - HV 9104 G | 5J | 5 |
| HV 9104 H - J 500 K25 | 5K | 5 |
| J 500 K25 - JN 3 A5 1959 | 5L | 5 |
| JN 3 A5 1960 - KD 5129 | 5M | 5 |
| KD 5130 - LB 1569 | 5N | 5 |
| LB 1570 - P 37 | 5P | 5 |
| P 38 - PG 13 | 5Q | 5 |
| PG 14 - PJ 7697 | 5R | 5 |
| PJ 7698 - PK 6000 | 5S | 5 |
| PK 6001 - PK 9999 | 6A | 6 |
| PL 1 - PL 838 H5 | 6B | 6 |
| PL 848 H6 - PN 151 C2 | 6C | 6 |
| PN 151 C3 - PQ 4799 | 6D | 6 |
| PQ 4800 - PR 2343 S55 | 6E | 6 |
| PR 2343 S54 - PR 5485 A | 6F | 6 |
| PR 5485 B - PS 3501 N4 Z4 | 6G | 6 |
| PS 3501 N4 Z5 - PS 3601 N | 6H | 6 |
| PS 3601 O - PT 2178 G | 6L | 6 |
| PT 2178 H - Q 6 | 6M | 6 |
| Q 7 - QH 1 | 6N | 6 |
| if the call number starts with -Q- (with dashes), the book is oversize, see Oversize Books note | ||
| QH 2 - RC 954 E | 6P | 6 |
| RC 954 F - TS 167 | 6Q | 6 |
| TS 168 - Z 1003.5 K | 6R | 6 |
| Z 1003.5 L - ZA | 6S | 6 |
Dewey Decimal Call Numbers
Call number starts with a number.
| Call Number Range | Book Stack | Floor |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 051 C7 | 4A | 4 |
| 051 C8 - 054.4 | 4B | 4 |
| 054.5 - 299 | 4C | 4 |
| 300 - 390 B6 | 4D | 4 |
| 390 B7 - 811.08 E | 4E | 4 |
| 811.08 F - 831 K | 4G | 4 |
| 831 L - 842 R29 | 5B | 5 |
| 842 R30 - 944.08 D351 | 5D | 5 |
| 944.08 D352 - 999 | 5E | 5 |
Oversize Books
Call number starts with a -F- or -Q- (with dashes).
| Call Number Range | Book Stack | Floor |
|---|---|---|
| -F- | 5A | 5 |
| -Q- 000 - -Q- 999 | 5A | 5 |
| -Q- A - -Q- DR 59 | 3A | 3 |
| -Q- DR 60 - -Q- ZA 9999 | 3B | 3 |
Special Materials
Special materials in the PCL.
| Special Material | Book Stack or Area | Floor |
|---|---|---|
| Display | Near 3C | 3 |
| Map Collection | Map Room | 1 |
| Periodicals (current issues, usually last 6-12 months) | Near 3C | 3 |
| Periodicals (older shelved by call number) | Multiple Floors | 3-6 |
| Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies New Books | Near 3R | 3 |
| Textbooks & Curriculum Guides | 6S | 6 |
| U.S. Documents | 6AA & 6BB | 6 |
| U.S. Serial Set | 6BB | 6 |
| UT Poetry Center | UFCU room | 2.500 |
| Youth Collection | 6S | 6 |
Book not on the shelf?
- Check distribution shelves, book trucks and copier areas on the floors.
- Check the library catalog to see if the item is at another library or at a special location in the PCL.
- If the item shows a Pick It Up button, click to have it held when it is available for you to check out.
