Answered By: Services *Research & Liaison
Last Updated: Oct 11, 2022     Views: 511

In addition to the call number, you need to note the location indicated on the catalog record for the item: after all, it does no good to look in Olin Library for a book that's in Art & Architecture! So the first step is to go to the correct library. For Olin Library, we have an online Collections Location Guide which shows the locations of the call numbers. In other campus libraries, ask at the circulation or reference desks for assistance.

You may also request to have a book delivered from one campus library to another for you to pick up. See Can I have books delivered from one library to another, so I can pick them up? for instructions.

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