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

PCL Floor 1

Floor 1

Maps collection, Library Copier Services, Interlibrary Services, Staff Offices

PCL Floor 2

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

PCL Floor 3

Floor 3

Current journals and periodicals, study rooms, book stacks, library human resources, library administration

PCL Floor 4

Floor 4

Study rooms, book stacks, U.S. Documents collection, assistive technology room

PCL Floor 5

Floor 5

Collaborative Commons, study rooms, book stacks

PCL Floor 6

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

Call number starts with a letter. 

Call Number RangeBook StackFloor
A - AS 222 R635 19983C3
AS 222 R635 - BL 2017.893D3
BL 2017.9 - BP 1733G3
BP 174 - BV 29993H3
BV 3000 - BX 94203J3
BX 9421 - CT 10303K3
CT 1031 - D 9993L3
D 1000 - DG 5763M3
DG 577 - DS 101 V3N3
DS 101 W - DS 432 N33P3
DS 432 N4 - DS 799.7 G3Q3
DS 799.7 H - DT 181 Z3R3
DT 181.1 - E 4423S3
if the call number starts with -F- (with dashes), the book is oversize, see Oversize Books note
E 443 - F 206 S76 19984F4
F 206 S76 1999 - GR 305.5 O64H4
GR 305.5 O7 - GV 1017 V6 O4 19754J4
GV 1017 V6 O4 - HA 214 B4K4
HA 214 C - HB 1724L4
HB 173 - HC 3744M4
HC 375 - HD 1491 A34N4
HD 1491 A4 - HD 97104P4
HD 9711 - HF 57184Q4
HF 5719 - HM 7894R4
HM 790 - HV 49994S4
HV 5000 - HV 9104 G5J5
HV 9104 H - J 500 K255K5
J 500 K25 - JN 3 A5 19595L5
JN 3 A5 1960 - KD 51295M5
KD 5130 - LB 15695N5
LB 1570 - P 375P5
P 38 - PG 135Q5
PG 14 - PJ 76975R5
PJ 7698 - PK 60005S5
PK 6001 - PK 99996A6
PL 1 - PL 838 H56B6
PL 848 H6 - PN 151 C26C6
PN 151 C3 - PQ 47996D6
PQ 4800 - PR 2343 S556E6
PR 2343 S54 - PR 5485 A6F6
PR 5485 B - PS 3501 N4 Z46G6
PS 3501 N4 Z5 - PS 3601 N6H6
PS 3601 O - PT 2178 G6L6
PT 2178 H - Q 66M6
Q 7 - QH 16N6
if the call number starts with -Q- (with dashes), the book is oversize, see Oversize Books note
QH 2 - RC 954 E6P6
RC 954 F - TS 1676Q6
TS 168 - Z 1003.5 K6R6
Z 1003.5 L - ZA6S6

 

 

Dewey Decimal Call Numbers

Call number starts with a number.

Call Number RangeBook StackFloor
000 - 051 C74A4
051 C8 - 054.44B4
054.5 - 2994C4
300 - 390 B64D4
390 B7 - 811.08 E4E4
811.08 F - 831 K4G4
831 L - 842 R295B5
842 R30 - 944.08 D3515D5
944.08 D352 - 9995E5

 

Oversize Books

Call number starts with a -F- or -Q- (with dashes).

Call Number RangeBook StackFloor
-F-5A5
-Q- 000 - -Q- 9995A5
-Q- A - -Q- DR 593A3
-Q- DR 60 - -Q- ZA 99993B3

 

 

Special Materials

Special materials in the PCL.

Special MaterialBook Stack or AreaFloor
DisplayNear 3C3
Map CollectionMap Room1
Periodicals (current issues, usually last 6-12 months)Near 3C3
Periodicals (older shelved by call number)Multiple Floors3-6
Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies New BooksNear 3R3
Textbooks & Curriculum Guides6S6
U.S. Documents6AA & 6BB6
U.S. Serial Set6BB6
UT Poetry CenterUFCU room2.500
Youth Collection6S6

 

 

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.