PCL Floor Plan

Perry-Castañeda Library Floor Plan

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.

Directions

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 - AP 95 T8 T	3C	3
AP 95 T8 U - BL 1899	3D	3
BL 1900 - 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 481 K	3P	3
DS 481 L - DS 901	3Q	3
DS 902 A - E 524	3R	3
E 525 - GR	3S	3
if the call number starts with -F- (with dashes), the book is oversize, see Oversize Books note
GT - GV 1679	4J	4
GV 1680 - HA 214 B	4K	4
HA 214 C - HB 172	4L	4
HB 173 - HC 374	4M	4
HC 375 - HD 1536	4N	4
HD 1537 - HD 9710	4P	4
HD 9711 - HF 5718	4Q	4
HF 5719 - HM 789	4R	4
HM 790 - HV 4999.9	4S	4
HV 5000 - HV 8751	5J	5
HV 8752 - HX 656 N	5K	5
HX 656 O - JK 2408 R	5L	5
JK 2408 S - 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 845	6B	6
PL 846 - PN 662	6C	6
PN 663 - PQ 4862	6D	6
PQ 4863 - PR 4199	6E	6
PR 4200 - PR 6039 H 52	6F	6
PR 6039 H53 - PS 3545 I4	6G	6
PS 3545 I5 - PT 1699	6H	6
PT 1700 - PT 5879	6L	6
PT 5800 - QA 76.69	6M	6
QA 76.7 - RA 421 H413	6N	6
if the call number starts with -Q- (with dashes), the book is oversize, see Oversize Books note
RA 421 H414 - RT 60	6P	6
RT 61 - TX 9999	6Q	6
U- Z 1037	6R	6
Z 1038 -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 - 388.2	4D	4
388.3 - 736	4E	4
737 - 811.08 E	4F	4
811.08 F - 830.9	4G	4
831 - 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
Chemistry Collection	6AA & 6BB	6
Children's Literature Reserves	near stairwell	5
Digital (CDROM, DVDROM, Computer Software)	Computer Help Desk	2
Display	near 3C	3
Map Collection	Map Room	1
New Books	Lobby entry	2
Periodicals (current issues, usually last 6-12 months)	near 3C	3
Periodicals (older shelved by call number)		3-6
Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies New Books	Near 3R	3
Textbooks & Curriculum Guides	6S	6
U.S. Documents	4H	4
U.S. Serial Set	5A	5
UT Poetry Center	UFCU room	2
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.

PCL Floor Plan

Perry-Castañeda Library Floor Plan

Floor 1

Floor 2

Floor 3

Floor 4

Floor 5