Collections Location List
MSU Library collections are located in two buildings, the Renne Library building and the Library Annex (910 Technology Blvd North). Users may access collections directly in the Renne Library building. For items located in the Library Annex, users may request a hold online or by visiting the library service desk. Materials will be retrieved and made available for pick up at the service desk.
Below is a list of many of the main collection location codes used in the MSU library catalog (CatSearch).
| LOCATION | To retrieve, go to: |
|---|---|
| First Floor | Browse collection |
| Second Floor | Select travel books; Young Adult; Graphic Novels |
| Third Floor | General collections; Books M - T |
| Fourth Floor | Juvenile, Oversize, Newspapers, General collections; Books U - Z |
| Annex - Government Document | Library Annex (place a Hold hold) |
| Annex - Periodical | Library Annex (place a Hold online) |
| Annex - Periodical Oversize | Library Annex (place Hold online) |
| Basement | Select Periodicals; General collections; Books A - L |
| Government Document | Library Annex (place online hold) |
| Government Documents Oversize | 4th floor |
| Juvenile (K-12) Textbook Collection | 4th floor |
| Juvenile collection | 4th floor |
| Maps | 4th floor Map Cases, see full Fourth Floor map |
| Media-AV | 1st floor, CDs, DVDs, and Audiobooks |
| Microforms | 4th Floor |
| Missing | Library is Searching for the Item. Request a Copy Through Interlibrary Loan |
| New Books | First Floor |
| Newspapers | New issues in Browse (1st floor); Older issue on 4th Floor |
| Oversize | Fourth Floor |
| Periodical [Basement] | Select Periodicals (General, Art, Music, and more) |
| Reference | First Floor (South side of floor) |
| Reference Atlas Case | Reference Atlas Case, Fourth Floor |
| Reserves | Service Desk, First Floor |
| Special Collections | Second Floor, SE corner |
| Special Collections Flat File | Second Floor, SE corner |
| Special Collections Haynes Flat File | Second Floor, SE corner |
| Special Collections Haynes | Second Floor, SE corner |
| Special Collections Haynes Oversize | Second Floor, SE corner |
| Special Collections Izaak | Second Floor, SE corner |
| Special Collections Leggat | Second Floor, SE corner |
| Special Collections Lincoln | Second Floor, SE corner |
| Special Collections News | Second Floor, SE corner |
| Special Collections Oversize | Second Floor, SE corner |
| Special Collections University Publication | Second Floor, SE corner |
| Special Collections Wilson | Second Floor, SE corner |
| Video | Video Collection, First Floor |