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Collection Locations

Shelf of books

Books housed in Olin Library are organized first by location (level) and call number. A call number starts with a letter and is followed by numbers, organized in alphabetical and then numerical order.

Use the table and the floor plans below to find books. Stacks guides and maps are posted near the glass doors to the left of the main staircase, and every row of books has a call number range on the endcap. If you need help finding a book, you can contact the Circulation Department by visiting the Help Desk, calling (314) 935-5420, or emailing circ@wumail.wustl.edu.

Olin Library Level 1 Map | Olin Library Level 2 Map | Olin Library Level 3 Map |
Olin Library Level A Map | Olin Library Level B Map

Call number/collections Location Range
A General Works West Campus
B Philosophy, Religion Level B B025 – B044
B085 – B097
B126 – B157
C Auxiliary Sciences of History Level B B157 – B161
D – F World History, American History Level 3
G – HZ Geography, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Economics, Commerce, Sociology Level 2 2002 – 2098
J – KZ Political Science, Local Government, International Law, Law Law Library
L Education Level 2 2098 – 2115
N Fine Arts Level A A002 – A023
P – PZ Language, Literature, Classics, Philology, Linguistics, Theater, Film Level A A023 – A210
West Wall
Q – S Sciences, Mathematics, Natural History, Medicine, Agriculture, Animal Culture Level B B162 – B264
T – TZ Technology, Engineering, Construction, Photography, Domestic Science Level B B264 – B320
U – V Military Science, Naval Science Level B B320 – B326
Z Bibliography, Library Science West Campus
Audiobooks – Cassettes West Campus
Audiobooks – CDs Level B B102
DVDs – Level B Level B B098 – B101
Folios Level B B045 – B049
Government Documents West Campus
Harris Third Reich Collection Level 2 Room 211
Journals – Current Issues Level A A046
Microforms Level B B108 – B121
Middle East Languages Level B B002 – B020
Newspapers – Current Issues Level A A119
Oversize West Campus
PopLit (Popular Literature) Level 1 Southeast Corner
Reference Level 1 Northwest Corner
Reserves Level 1 Help Desk
Special Collections Level 1
VHS Video Tapes Level B B106 – B102

Olin Library Floor Plans

The image shows the floor plan for Level 1 of the Olin Library. Key locations found on Level 1 of Olin are the Help Desk, the Julian Edison Department of Special Collections, the Ginkgo Reading Room, and Whispers Cafe.
The image shows the floor plan for Level 2 of the Olin Library. Key locations found on Level 2 of Olin are open study spaces, group study spaces, graduate and quiet study rooms, and Risa's Landing.
The image shows the floor plan for Level 3 of the Olin Library. Key locations found on Level 3 of Olin are open and graduate study spaces, the Sky Room, and the Administrative Suite.
The image shows the floor plan for Level A of the Olin Library. Key locations found on Level A of Olin are Faculty Study areas, Newspapers, Current Periodicals, Instruction Rooms, A/V and Research Studios, the Newman Exploration Center, and more.
The image shows the floor plan for Level B of the Olin Library. Key locations found on Level B of Olin are the Interlibrary Loan/Reserves Department; Microforms, DVDs, VHS, and Audiobooks; Quiet Study B24; book stacks; and Faculty Studies.