Hiram College Library: Find: Locating Books at Hiram College Library

Locating Books

Your search of the online catalog of Books, CDs, and DVDs in the Hiram College Catalog has led you to the following. How do you find it on the shelf?

*Author*	Koritansky, John C.
*Title*	Alexis de Tocqueville and the new science of politics : an interpretation of Democracy in America / John C.Koritansky.
*Imprint*	Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, c2010.

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LOCATION

CALL #

STATUS

MAIN COLLECTION

320.1 Toc-K 2010

AVAILABLE

You need 3 pieces of information to find an item here.

The location tells you which floor in the building.
The call number tells you where on the floor (in this case it is like a street address).
The status tells you if it should be on the shelf or not.

The following table will help with the most frequent locations, while a second table gives you a list of what you might find as the status. Please note that neither table is complete, but lists the most commonly found locations and statuses.

You will find the above book on the second floor and it should be on the shelf for you to check out.

Can’t find it? Please consult a reference librarian or a student assistant at the circulation desk.

Table of Locations

Location	Call Number	Arranged by	Floor
Main Collection	0 through 799.99999999	Dewey Call Number	2nd floor
Main Collection	800 through 999.999999	Dewey Call Number	3rd floor
Fiction	All call numbers	Alphabetically by Author	4th floor (Clock Tower)
Reference	All call numbers	Dewey Call Number	2nd floor (back corner by the Bissell Study Room - ask for help!)
CD Collection	All call numbers	Genre then composer or artist	Lower Level (basement - Chamberlain Room)
Film Collection	0 through 999.9999999	Dewey Call Number	Lower Level (basement - Chamberlain Room)
Film Collection	Starts with Feature Film	Alphabetically by Title	Lower Level (basement - Chamberlain Room)
Juvenile	All call numbers	Dewey Call Number	2nd floor (turn right at the top of the stairs)
Juvenile Fiction	All call numbers	Alphabetically by Author	2nd floor (turn right at the top of the stairs)
Quarto (oversize)	All call numbers	Dewey Call Number	2nd floor
Folio (oversize)	All call numbers	Dewey Call Number	2nd floor (by the elevator)
Government Documents	All call numbers	SuDocs system	3rd floor

Table of Statuses

Status	Meaning
Available	Should be on Shelf
Due (followed by a date)	Checked out and is due back on date given
Due (followed by a date) Off Campus	Checked out to an OhioLINK borrower and due on the date given
New Book Shelf	May be found on the New Book Shelf on the main floor and may be checked out. This is more of a location than a status.
Missing	Book cannot be found. You may borrow a copy through OhioLINK, if a copy is available.
Lib Use Only	Should be on the shelf. May not be checked out, but may be used in the library
Use Online	An Internet resource that you may use online. Check the full record for the link to the item

What if the book is checked out?
If a book is checked out, the Library Catalog will indicate when it will be returned. You then have two options. You can wait till the book gets returned to the shelf to check it out. Please be aware that the date that it lists as the return date is dependent upon the current borrower bringing it back. If that person forgets the return date could slide considerably. The other option would be to attempt to find the book through OhioLink/Search Ohio as this may result in a quicker delivery time than waiting for the return of the current book.

What if the book has a link instead of a call number?
The library has some items which which will not be on the shelves but instead available directly by clicking on them. Also Hiram College Library is a Federal Depository Library and may have resources from the Federal Government that are electronic. If you see “Electronic Resource” instead of a call number, click on the title to open the record and then click the link to view the item online.

What if the Library Catalog does not list the book I need?
If the Hiram College Library does not have the book you need, please check through the OhioLink Catalog and/or SearchOhio. Both of these sources can have the titles you need and can be requested simply and easily through the catalog itself. If all else fails you can request the title by using the Inter Library Loan Form. You may also request the book be purchased for the library by emailing the librarians at library@hiram.edu.