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What Next?
- Make sure the Status of the item is "Available." If the status is something other than available, learn what that status means and what actions you can take.
- Write down (or text yourself) the Location and the Call # for your item. You might think of the "Location" as the "Neighborhood" the item resides in and the "Call Number" as the "Address" of the item.
- View our Library Floor Maps for a general idea of library locations and call # arrangement.
Finding Books by Call Number
Watch this video to learn how to find books by the call # (call number):
Browse the Collection
Use the Library of Congress Classification (LC) guide to find the call number range that corresponds to your subject area.
Interlibrary Loan
Need a book or journal article that we don't have in UNCW Library? Request it through Interlibrary Loan. Just provide the citation and we'll find it for you.