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Introduction
Welcome to the George Mason University Libraries tutorial on locating a physical book in the Fenwick Library using a call number. This tutorial is for Fenwick Library exclusively, if you are at different location please contact the service desk for additional help.
Finding a Book in Fenwick
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The first floor holds the reference collection, juvenile literature, media, newspapers, microforms, maps, government documents, and periodicals.
Service Desk Circulation/Info, Reserves/Textselect, Closed Media, Interlibrary Loan Atrium Recommended Reads, Fenwick Galley, Mason Money 1600/Wing B Reference Books, Indexes, Abstracts, Folios 1600/Wing B Juvenile Literature, Curriculum & Media Collections 1700/Wing C Newspapers, Microforms, Maps/Atlases, Government Documents Compact Current & Bound Periodicals, Mason Dissertations & Theses -
The second floor includes the music library, special collections, and various other offices for library services.
2005 Dissertation and Thesis Services (UDTS) 2100 Scholarly Productions @the Research Commons (SP@RC) 2201-2212 Subject Librarian Offices 2400 Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) 2600/Wing B M1-MZ 9999 & Music Library 2700/Wing C Digital Scholarship Center (DISC -
The third floor holds A1-DB 9999 and DC1-GR 9999 in the standing shelves and GT1-JK 9999 in the compact shelving units.
3600/Wing B A1-DB 9999 3700/Wing C DC1-GR 9999 Compact GT1-JK 9999 -
The fourth floor holds the JL-ND 221 and ND 212-PN 9999 in the standing shelves. PQ 1-Q 9999 are located in the compact shelving units.
4300 Library Administration 4318 Mason Publishing & George Mason University Press 4600/Wing B JL1-LZ 9999, N1-ND 211 4700/Wing C ND 212-PQ 6437 Compact PQ 6438-Q 9999 -
The fifth floor holds dissertations and theses, QA1-QL 9999 and QM 1- ZZ 9999.
5000 Grad Student Reserve Carrels, Grad Student Silent Reading Room 5600/Wing B QA1-QL 9999, Dissertation Writers Room 5700/Wing C QM1-ZZ 9999, Dissertation Writers Room
Related Tutorials
To learn about related library services, see these tutorials on reading a call number and using your Mason Library account.
Get Help
For assistance with finding books in the Fenwick Library visit the information desk on the first floor, call 703-993-2240, or email fencirc@gmu.edu. For other questions or if you need more help try Ask a Librarian or explore the subject guide for your discipline. Use the button below to download a printable version of this tutorial.
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