Library Catalog Locations

A-Z Listing of Locations Mentioned in the Library Catalog

Ask us if you can't find an item. Off campus? Some electronic books/databases require you to use the WPI Proxy.

Catalog Location	Where To Find It
ADMIN	Library Administrative Area. Ask at the Reference Desk on the 2nd Floor.
AT BINDERY	Items that have been sent out for repair or journal issues being bound into one volume. It usually takes up to four weeks for items to return to the library. Check with the Periodicals or Reference Department for more information.
AUDIOBOOK	Books on audiocassettes or compact disc. Located adjacent to the BEST SELLERS. 2nd Floor.
BEST SELLERS	Recent bestselling fiction and nonfiction titles. Located on main entrance level near Tech Suites 3 & 4. 2nd Floor.
CIRCULATION DESK	Items that must be requested at the Circulation Desk. 2nd Floor.
ELECTRONIC	WPI masters theses and doctoral dissertations, electronic IQP/MQP projects, electronic journals or online books. Follow the "Web Link" in the library catalog to access. Off campus? Some electronic books/databases required you to use the WPI Proxy
ELECTRONIC AUDIOBOOK	Request in advance through the library catalog. Pick up iPod at Circulation desk when notified. Details...
ELECTRONIC BOOK	Follow the "Web Link" in the library catalog to access. Details...
E-PROJECTS	IQP and MQP reports submitted electronically. Follow the "Web Link" in the library catalog to access. Details...
EXHIBIT	Located throughout the building in exhibit cases. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.
FOUNDERS STORAGE	Materials located in the library storage room in Founders Hall. Request specific items through the library catalog. Details...
GENERAL COLLECTION	Books and other materials that may be checked out of the library. Call numbers beginning with A-N: 3rd Floor Call numbers beginning with P-Z: 1st Floor
HIGGINS ARMORY MUSEUM	Materials located in the library at the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester. Contact 508-853-6015 x23 to gain access (items can be used only on site). Alternately, search WorldCat to find out if items can be borrowed from other libraries via Interlibrary Loan.
MAP	Located on the Ground Floor to the Right of the staircase.
MICROFICHE	Located on Ground Floor.
MICROFILM	Located on Ground Floor.
NEWSPAPERS	Current issues, 3rd Floor, near Tech Suite 1 & 2. Older issues on Ground Floor, on the South wall in the compact shelving area.
OVERSIZE	Books too large to fit on the regular shelves so places in separate area. Call numbers beginning with A-N: 3rd Floor Call numbers beginning with P-Z: 1st Floor
PERIODICALS	Print copies of journals and magazines located in the library. Current issues: 3rd Floor Past issues: Ground Floor
POP VIDEO	Popular films and other videos. Located next to the BEST SELLERS, near Tech Suites 3 & 4. 2nd Floor.
POPULAR PERIODICALS	Magazines such as Newsweek and Time. Current Issues. 3rd Floor. Past Issues. Ground Floor. Shelved with the other journals and magazines in A-Z order by title. Online
PROJECT REPORTS	IQP and MQP reports submitted in paper copy or on CD-ROM. See the request instructions in the library catalog. Pick up at the Circulation Desk when notified.
REFERENCE BOOK	Books located in the Reference Collection, in front of the Reference Desk. 2nd Floor.
REFERENCE DATABASE	An electronic resource for which the library pays a subscription or licensing fee. Follow the "Web Link" in the library catalog to access.
REFERENCE DESK	Materials kept behind the Reference Desk. 2nd Floor.
REFERENCE ELECTRONIC BOOK	Reference books such as handbooks and manuals in electronic form. Follow the "Web Link" in the library catalog to access.
REFERENCE WEBSITE	Usually free resources from governmental and not-for-profit groups. Follow the "Web Link" in the library catalog to access.
RESERVE	Materials places by faculty on 2-hour reserve for specific courses. Request at the Circulation Desk for in-library use only. 2nd Floor.
SCORE	Music scores. Located next to the Oversize section. 3rd Floor
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS	Materials housed in the WPI Archives and Special Collections, including the Fellman Dickens Collection, Emmons Collection, and the Games Collection. 3rd Floor. Contact the Archivist for more information.
STORAGE	WPI undergraduate theses and first copies of WPI dissertations. Request at the Reference Desk. 2nd Floor.
TECHNICAL REPORTS	Located near the master's theses. Ground Floor
WEBSITE	Free websites. Click on the "Web Link" in the library catalog.
WPI ARCHIVES/WPI SPECIAL COLLECTIONS	Materials related to the history of WPI, along with items authored by or about WPI people, and housed in the WPI Archives and Special Collections. 3rd Floor. Contact the Archivist for more information.

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