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Shelving Locations

Collections Locations

Tateuchi East Asia Library Collections are located in the Gowen Stacks.

Locations by Call Number

Library of Congress Numbers

A – BL on floor 3
BM – PL 715 on floor 2
PL 716 – Z on floor 1M
Folio books on floor 1

Note that some types of materials (for example, new books, reference materials, Taiwan Resource Center items, etc.) have a different location within Gowen.  See the Locations by Type of Material section below, and ask at the Information Desk if you have difficulties locating any materials.

Pre-catalog Numbers

All numbers (1000000-3-4500000) on floor 1

G Numbers for Microfilm

All Tateuchi East Asia Library microfilm collection is now located in Suzzallo Basement Closed Stacks.

Microfiche Numbers

Ask at Information Desk

Media (Audio & Video Recordings, CDs)

Ask at Information Desk

Locations by Type of Material

  • Atlases – Atlas case in reading room (Gowen floor 3)
  • Audio cassettes – Please inquire at the Information Desk
  • Books – Gowen floors 1, 1M, 2, 2M, and 3
  • CD-ROMs – Please inquire at the Information Desk
  • CDs – Please inquire at the Information Desk
  • Folios (oversize books) – Gowen floor 1
  • Maps – Please inquire at the Information Desk
  • Microfiche – Please inquire at the Information Desk
  • Microfilm – Suzzallo Library Basement Closed Stacks
  • New books – New book shelves in the reading room (Gowen floor 3)
  • Newspapers, current – Newspaper racks in the reading room (Gowen floor 3); for all other current titles and back issues please inquire at the Information Desk
  • Periodicals, current – Display shelves in the reading room (Gowen floor 3); for current issues of titles not in reading room, please inquire at the Information Desk
  • Periodicals, back issues – Please inquire at the Information Desk for availability
  • Reference works – Gowen floor 3 (reading room)
  • Special collections – In closed stacks; please inquire at the Information Desk
  • Taiwan Resource Center collection – Gowen floor 3 (reading room)
  • Tibetan collection – Please inquire at the Information Desk
  • Vertical files – Please inquire at the Information Desk
  • Video cassettes – Please inquire at the Information Desk

Location Codes in the Online Catalog

  • Atlas – Atlas case in reading room (Gowen floor 3)
  • Chiu – Please ask at the Information Desk
  • Display – Please ask at the Information Desk
  • Elephant Folio – Gowen floor 1
  • Folio – Gowen floor 1
  • General Stacks – Gowen floors 1, 1M, 2, and 3
  • Lang Learning – Please ask at the Information Desk
  • Maps – Please ask at the Information Desk
  • Media: Please ask at the Information Desk
  • Mendery – Please ask at the Information Desk
  • Microfiche – Please ask at the Information Desk
  • Microfilm ; Microform Ref ; Microform Storage – Suzzallo Basement Closed Stacks and Suzzallo Microfilm section
  • Newspapers – Select current issues are on the display racks on Gowen floor 3 (reading room); for others, please ask at the Information Desk
  • Offices – Material is currently in an office; consult the area studies librarian as indicated in the catalog display
  • Precataloged – most on Gowen floor 1; for others, ask at the Information Desk
  • Reference – Gowen floor 3 (reading room)
  • Reserve – Ask at the Information Desk for materials placed on class reserve
  • Serials Gowen – Select current titles are on the display shelves on Gowen floor 3 (reading room)
  • Serials Smith – Please ask at the Information Desk
  • Special Collections – In closed stacks; please ask at the Information Desk
  • Special Collections Oversize – In closed stacks; please ask at the Information Desk
  • Taiwan Resource Center – Gowen floor 2M
  • Vertical file – Please ask at the Information Desk