Saint Mary's

Library Locations

Where To Find It In the Library

The following listings tell you where to find books and services by:

• What's on each floor of the building?
• Call Numbers - Shelf Location
• Books by Subject

If you have any difficulty finding materials or services, library staff are happy to help.

What Will I Find on the Library's Ground Floor?

• Research Help Desk [ask questions]
• Circulation Desk [checkout counter]
• Assistive Technology Workstation
• Computer Access
• Document Delivery
• Elevator
• Express Printing
• Group Study Rooms (1-9)
• Library Instruction Room
• Microform Collection & Readers
• Newspapers & Popular Magazines
• Photocopiers & Printers
• Reading Lounge & New Books
• Reference Collection
• Research Databases
• Reserve Readings
• Scanners
• Washrooms

What Will I Find on the Library's Second Floor?

• Library Administration
• Group study room 10
• Library call numbers from A to PN
• Quiet Study Zone
• Washrooms

What Will I Find on the Library's Third Floor?

• University Archives & Special Collections
• Circulating periodicals shelved by title
• Library call numbers from PQ to ZA
• Oversized books, call numbers A to Z
• Quiet Study Zone
• Washrooms

Shelf locations - finding material by call number

SECOND FLOOR

• A General books, encyclopedias
• B-BJ Philosophy
• BF Psychology
• BL-BX Religion
• C Archaeology, archives
• D World History
• DA British history
• DC French history
• DD German history
• DE Greek history
• DF Roman history
• DG Italian history
• DK Russian and Eastern European history
• DS Asian history
• DT African history
• DU Oceania-Australia, New Zealand
• E American history
• F U.S. state histories; Latin American and Caribbean history
• FC Canadian history
• G Geography
• GB Physical geography
• GC Oceanography
• GN Anthropology
• GR-GT Folklore and social customs
• H Social science research
• HA Statistics
• HB-HC Economics
• HD-HF Commerce
• HG Finance and investment
• HM-HN Sociology
• HQ Gender and sex issues
• HT Urban studies
• HX Socialism
• J-JA Political science
• JC Political theory
• JF Political institutions
• JK American politics
• JL Canadian politics
• JN Everyone else's politics
• JQ Colonialism and immigration
• JX International relations and organizations
• K Law
• L Education
• M Music
• N Fine Art
• P Communications and linguistics
• PA Greek and Latin language and literature
• PA-PB Irish language and literature
• PC Romance Languages
• PE English Language
• PF German Language
• PK Asian language and literature
• PL-PM African language
• PN Literary forms [short stories, poetry]

THIRD FLOOR

• PQ French and francophone literature outside Canada
• PR English literature outside North America (to PR 3999)
• PR English literature (PR 4000 onward)
• PS North American Literature
• PT German and Nordic literature
• Q Science biography and general history
• QA Mathematics
• QB Astronomy
• QC Physics
• QD Chemistry
• QE Geology
• QH Biology
• QK Botany
• QL Zoology
• QM Human anatomy
• QP Physiology
• R Medicine
• RC Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
• RS Pharmacology
• S Agriculture, fisheries and forestry
• T Technology
• TA Engineering
• TD Environmental technology
• TK Internet and communications technology
• TP Chemical technology
• TR Photography
• U Military science
• V Naval and marine science
• Z Library science and bibliography

Subjects and Where to Find Them

• African history: DT Second floor
• African language: PL-PM Second floor
• Agriculture: S Third floor
• American history: E Second floor
• American politics: JK Second floor
• Anthropology: GN Second floor
• Archaeology: CC Second floor
• Archives: CD Second floor
• Asian history: DS Second floor
• Asian language and literature: PK Second floor
• Astronomy: QB Third floor
• Australia history: DU Second floor
• Biology: QH Third floor
• Botany: QK Third floor
• British history: DA Second floor
• Canadian history: FC Second floor
• Canadian politics: JL Second floor
• Caribbean history: F Second floor
• Chemical technology: TP Third floor
• Chemistry: QD Third floor
• Colonialism and immigration: JQ Second floor
• Commerce: HD-HF Second floor
• Communications: HE Second floor
• Communications (technology): TK Third floor
• Eastern European history: DK Second floor
• Economics: HC Second floor
• Education: L Second floor
• Encyclopedias: AE Second floor
• Engineering: T Third floor
• English language: PE Second floor
• English literature outside North America: PR Third floor
• Environmental Technology: TD Third floor
• Everyone else's politics: JN Second floor
• Finance: HG Second floor
• Fine art: N Second floor
• Fisheries: S Third floor
• Folklore and social customs: GR-GT Second floor
• Forestry: S Third floor
• Francophone literature outside Canada: PQ Third floor
• French history: DC Second floor
• French language: PC Second floor
• French literature: PQ Third floor
• Gender: HQ Second floor
• General books: A-AZ Second floor
• Geography: G Second floor
• Geology: QE Third floor
• German & Nordic literature: PT Third floor
• German history: DD Second floor
• German language: PF Second floor
• Greek history: DF Second floor
• Greek language & literature: PA Second floor
• Human anatomy: QM Third floor
• International organizations: JX Second floor
• International relations: JX Second floor
• Internet & communications technology: TK Third floor
• Investment: HG Second floor
• Irish language & literature: PB Second floor
• Italian history: DG Second floor
• Latin American history: F Second floor
• Latin language & literature: PA Second floor
• Law: K Second floor
• Library science & bibliography: Z Third floor
• Linguistics: P Second floor
• Literary forms [short stories, poetry]: PN Second floor
• Mathematics: QA Third floor
• Medicine: R Third floor
• Military science: U Third floor
• Music: M Second floor
• Naval & marine science: V Third floor
• New Zealand history: DU Second floor
• North American literature: PS Third floor
• Oceania: DU Second floor
• Oceanography: GC Second floor
• Pharmacology: RS Third floor
• Philosophy: B-BJ Second floor
• Photography: TR Third floor
• Physical geography: GB Second floor
• Physics: QC Third floor
• Physiology QP Third floor
• Political institutions: JF Second floor
• Political science: J Second floor
• Political theory: JC Second floor
• Psychiatry: RC Third floor
• Psychology: BF Second floor
• Psychotherapy: RC Third floor
• Religion: BL-BX Second floor
• Roman history: DG Second floor
• Romance languages: PC Second floor
• Russian history: DK Second floor
• Science biography & general history: Q Third floor
• Sex issues: HQ Second floor
• Social science research: H Second floor
• Socialism: HX Second floor
• Sociology: HM-HN Second floor
• Statistics: HA Second floor
• Technology: T Third floor
• U.S. state histories: F Second floor
• Urban studies: HT Second floor
• World history: D Second floor
• Zoology: QL Third floor