Each book, print journal, and DVD in the library has a unique Call Number. A call number is like an address: it tells us where the book is located in the library. For more information, see the Library of Congress Classification Outline.

Education, General

• Call Number: L

Educational Psychology

• Call Number: LB1050.9-1091

Theory and Practice of Education

• Call Number: LB5-3640 

Psychology, General

• Call Number: BF

Psychology, Clinical

• Call Number: RC

Neuropsychology

• Call Number: QP 360 - QP 360.5

It's easy to look for books by topic in the Library Catalog.

• The Catalog search defaults to "basic" search. Click on the "radio button" above the search box to open up "Advanced Search."
• Advanced Search allows you to search using multiple terms, by location, by format, etc.
• Looking for a term that is more than one word? Put your words in quotation marks to find those words as a phrase, i.e., "Instructional Design."
• Use the filters on the left side of the search results to narrow by library/collection, topic, author and more.
• Use the "Sort by" drop down menu at the top right corner of the search results to sort by relevance (default), publication date, author, title, etc.

Many of these same concepts also apply to looking for journal articles in a database or when using OneSearch.