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