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National History Day: How to Find Books in the Library

Our Library Space

The Pfau Library is big: we have 5 floors! Most of our books are located on floors 3, 4, and 5. You can use the following video and maps to figure out where you might be looking for books and material based on the topic you are researching.

Subjects by Floor Number

SUBJECT

FLOOR

A – General Works (includes encyclopedias, etc.) 

5th

B – Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

4th

C – AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY (includes archeology, genealogy, and biography, etc.)

5th

D – HISTORY: GENERAL AND OLD WORLD

3rd

E – HISTORY: AMERICA (includes U.S. military history, etc.)

3rd

– HISTORY: AMERICA (includes local history of the states, etc.)

3rd

G – GEOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, RECREATION (includes atlases, customs, and sports, etc.)

5th

H – SOCIAL SCIENCES (includes statistics, economics, and sociology, etc.)

3rd

J – POLICIAL SCIENCE (includes political institutions and local governments of the world, etc.)

5th

K – LAW (includes U.S., the states, and international law, etc.)

5th

L – EDUCATION

5th

M – MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSIC

5th

N – FINE ARTS

3rd

P – LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (includes communication, English and foreign-language dictionaries, and literature of the world, etc.)

4th

Q – SCIENCE (includes mathematics, chemistry, and physics, etc.)

5th

R – MEDICINE (includes pathology, surgery, and nursing, etc.)

5th

S – AGRICULTURE (includes plant culture and animal culture, etc.)

5th

– TECHNOLOGY (includes engineering, motor vehicles, and home economics, etc.)

5th

U – MILITARY SCIENCE (includes military administration, armor, and artillery, etc.)

5th

V – NAVAL SCIENCE

5th

Z – BIBLIOGRAPHY, LIBRARY SCIENCE, INFORMATION RESOURCES (general)

5th

Locate a Book on the Shelf

NOTE: The map of the 4th floor shown in the video is out of date. You can begin viewing the video at the 1:00 mark. 

MAP OF THE 3RD FLOOR

Map, 3rd floor.

MAP OF THE 4TH FLOOR

Map, 4th floor.

MAP OF THE 5TH FLOOR

Map of the 5th floor of the library.