Collection Locations

Olin Library Level 2 is temporarily closed from May 24 until mid-August. During this time, Level 2 collections and spaces will be unavailable. Patrons will be able to request needed materials through Interlibrary Loans.
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 below, along with the floor plans, to find books. Stacks guides and maps are posted near inside the glass doors to the left of the main staircase, and every row of books has a call number range on the end. 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 |
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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




