Use Request This to obtain books located at another IU library. Most books arrive within 4-7 working days and can be picked up at University Library's 2nd floor Service Desk.
When you find a book in IUCAT that isn't at IUPUI, simply click the Request This button.
IU doesn't have every book. If you are not finding what you need in IUCAT, then search WorldCat, which contains books from libraries all over the country. If you find a good book, you can request it via InterLibrary Loan.
Letter | Subject Area |
---|---|
A |
General Works |
B |
Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
C |
Auxiliary Sciences of History |
D |
World History |
E |
History of the Americas |
F |
History of the Americas |
G |
Geography, Anthropology, Recreation |
H |
Social Sciences |
J |
Political Science |
K |
Law |
L |
Education |
M |
Music |
N |
Fine Arts |
P |
Language and Literature |
Q |
Science |
R |
Medicine |
S |
Agriculture |
T |
Technology |
U |
Military Science |
V |
Naval Science |
Z |
Bibliography, Library Science |
IU doesn't have every book. If you are not finding what you need in IUCAT, then search WorldCat, which contains books from libraries all over the country. If you find a good book, you can request it via InterLibrary Loan.
A call number is the unique number given to each book in the library. Call numbers are like addresses, they tell you where a book will be located in the library.
If you understand how to read a call number, it will be a lot easier for you to find books in the library.
This library uses LC call numbers (LC stands for Library of Congress), which use a combination of letters and numbers. The same exact call number can be written 2 different ways:
A call number that you find in IUCAT (the online library catalog) will look like this: CT105 .K55 1981
And that same call number will look like this on the spine of the book:
CT
105
.K55
1981
So, here's how you read a call number on the spine of a book:
And here is how this book would be placed on the shelf:
CT 104 .P281 1930 | CT 104 .P7 1830 | CT 105 .H866 1995 | CT 105 .K55 1981 | D 105 .H43 1992 |