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This PDF shows what call numbers are on what floors of Honnold/Mudd. There are also copies at the Services Desk.

Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other resources to help you discover basic information—names, dates, definitions, summaries, etc.—about women, gender, and feminism can be found in the Reference section in Honnold/Mudd Library and Denison Library. Many of the reference works will be in the HQ section. If you are looking for something specific, try searching in Blais or ask the GWS librarian.

Here is a partial list of reference works at Honnold/Mudd relating to women. All works can be found on the 3rd floor of the multi-tier stacks.

To find books on your topic try a Keyword search.

If you know the exact title of the book do a Title search; if you are looking for books by a specific person, do an Author search (last name first).

SEARCH HINT: add the word women to your keyword search terms to find books relating to women.
Add the word feminis* to your keyword search terms to find books that address feminism or have a feminist perspective.

Use Link+ and WorldCat to find books not available at the Libraries and request to have them sent to Honnold/Mudd Library for borrowing (FREE).

What exactly is a call number anyway?
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.

Why should I know how to read one?
If you understand how to read a call number, it will be a lot easier for you to find books in the library.

What does a call number look like?
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 dfferent ways:

A call number that you find in Blais (the online library catalog) will look like this:
CT105 .I55 1981

And that same call number will look like this on the spine of the book:
CT
105
.I55
1981
 
So, here's how you read a call number on the spine of a book:
CT       --Read it alphabetically (A, B, C, CT, D, E, F, G, H, HA, HQ, etc.)
105     --Read it numerically (1, 10, 100, 100.5, 105, 1005.10, etc.)
.I55     -- Read alphabetically and then decimally (.A23, .A233, .A33, .B4555, .B50, etc.)
1981    --The final line is a date.
 

And here is how this book would be placed on the shelf:

 
So now that I know how to read a call number, how do I use it to find books in the library?
1. When you find a book that looks interesting in Blais, make sure you write down the entire call number.

2. Check the location code to find out what library building the book will be in (HON=Honnold/Mudd, DEN=Denison, CST=School of Theology, RSA=Rancho Santa Ana).

3. Look at the first letter(s) of the call number. Use this to figure out what part of the library to go to. Once you are on the correct floor, look for labels at the end of each set of bookshelves. These will tell you what call numbers can be found on those shelves.

4. Find the book on the shelf and take it to the desk or the self-check machine to check it out.

Test your knowledge of LC with this short, 5 question quiz.