CRUZCAT Location Explanations

Library Location Code Explanations

This is an alphabetical list of the locations listed in CRUZCAT, along with their locations and notes.

Jump to the most common locations:
Mch Stacks
NRLF
S&E Stacks

About Availability:
Status Codes

Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
Circ Desk	McHenry Circulation Desk	McHenry Library, 1st Floor	Materials are checked out at the Circulation Desk, which is on the first floor (the entrance floor) of the McHenry Library Addition. The "hold shelf" is located here.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
Curric Oversize	Children's Curriculum Collection Oversize	Science & Engineering Library, Main Level	This collection focuses on literature for grades K-8, although some selections are suitable for toddlers and young adults. Fiction, poetry, music, folk, literature, history and picture books are included.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
East Asian Coll	East Asian Collection	Science & Engineering Library, Main Level	This collection comprises monographic, reference, and serial titles that are published in the languages of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
GovPubs	Government Publications	McHenry 2nd Floor	Contains government-published documents related to many academic disciplines. The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) is the world's largest publisher. McHenry Library is a U.S. Federal depository library.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
GovPubs CD	Government Publications CD ROM	McHenry 2nd Floor	See Reference Desk staff for assistance. These CD ROMs are kept in a cabinet in the Referenece area. Request installation from the Ref Desk. CD-ROM policy
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
GovPubs Cal Docs	Government Publications California Documents	McHenry 2nd floor	Items use CalDoc classification call numbers, rather than Library of Congress call numbers, and may be checked out for use.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
GovPubs Microform	Government Publications Microform	McHenry 2nd	GovPubs microforms are stored in cabinets between the Rerence Desk and Government Publications. Microform reader/copiers are available in the Commons area on the 2nd floor.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
GovPubs Ref	Government Publications Reference	McHenry 2nd floor	GovPubs Ref items may not be checked out for use.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
GovPubs Ref CD	Government Publications Reference CD Rom	McHenry 2nd Floor Commons Area	See Reference Desk staff for assistance. These CD Roms are loaded on a public workstation in the Commons.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
GovPubs Ref Class Hold	Government Publications materials set aside for class use.	McHenry 2nd Floor	See Reference Desk staff for assistance. Some materials may be set aside for use by a class, but are available for general use.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
Gov Pubs Ref Census	Government Publications Reference Census	McHenry 2nd Floor	See Reference Desk staff for assistance.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
GovPubs US Docs	Government Publications U.S. Document	McHenry 2nd Floor	Items use SuDoc classification call numbers. They may be checked out for use.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
Media Center	Media and Electronic Resources Center	McHenry Ground Floor	Provides equipment and space for viewing, listening, and interacting with the University Library's non-print collection. The collection consists of videotapes, DVDs, laserdiscs, 16mm films, compact discs, LP records, and cassette tapes selected to meet specific teaching and research needs. The Media Center also serves students learning foreign languages through the use of audiocassettes, videos, CD ROMs, and the Web.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Stacks Journals	McHenry Stacks Journals	McHenry 3rd and 4th floors.	Recent unbound journals are shelved by call number in the McHenry stacks. Use the library's call number guide to find the location and floor of materials in McHenry.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
Child Curric	Children's Curriculum Collection	Science & Engineering Library, Main Level	This collection focuses on literature for grades K-8, although some selections are suitable for toddlers and young adults. Fiction, poetry, music, folk, literature, history and picture books are included.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Microfrm	McHenry Microforms	McHenry 2nd Floor, room 2384	Microforms provides back issues of many newspapers. The collection also includes books, maps, college catalogs, United States documents and telephone directories.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Prot	McHenry Protected Collection	Circulation desk, McHenry 1st Floor.	Consists of library material which needs protection not afforded by the general stacks, or that is circulated for shorter periods of time.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Prot Reserves	McHenry Protected Collection	Circulation desk, McHenry 1st Floor.	Consists of library material which needs protection not afforded by the general stacks, or that is circulated for shorter periods of time
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Prot Res Ovrs	McHenry Protected Collection Oversize	Circulation desk, McHenry 1st Floor.	Consists of library material which needs protection not afforded by the general stacks, or that is circulated for shorter periods of time
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Ref	McHenry Reference collection	McHenry 2nd Floor	Reference materials are generally encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies and almanacs, and they may not be checked out for use.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Ref Atlas	McHenry Reference Atlas Stand	McHenry 2nd Floor, near Reference Desk	Reference materials may not be checked out for use.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Ref CD-ROM	McHenry Reference CD ROM Stations	McHenry 2nd Floor, near Reference Desk	Reference CD-ROMs may not be checked out for use, but may be used on the computer stations on the second floor of the McHenry Library.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Ref Desk	McHenry Reference Desk	McHenry 2nd Floor	The Reference Desk provides a variety of assistance such as answers to short factual questions, guidance on longer research projects and general information about the library, its contents and services. Reference materials may not be checked out for use.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Ref Law	McHenry Reference Law	McHenry 2nd Floor	These materials are shelved in a separate area apart from the other Reference call numbers. Reference material may not be checked out for use.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Ref Oversize	McHenry Reference Oversize	McHenry 2nd Floor, near the Reference desk.	Reference materials considerably larger than ordinary are shelved in a separate area from other Reference call numbers. Reference materials may not be checked out for use.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Ref Tables	McHenry Reference Table	McHenry 2nd Floor	College Guides and standard tests (such as GRE) guides. Reference materials may not be checked out for use.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Reserves	McHenry Reserves	Circulation desk, McHenry 1st Floor.	The Circulation desk is the Reserves access point for assigned class readings placed here by faculty for their students. Loan periods are 2-hr., 1-day or 3-day. The fines for late returns are high.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Stacks	McHenry Stacks	McHenry 3rd and 4th Floors	"Stacks" means books in the general library collection. Usually these books may be checked out. Use the library's call number guide to find the location and floor of materials in McHenry.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
McH Stacks Oversiz	McHenry Stacks Oversize	McHenry 3rd Floor	Materials considerably larger than ordinary are shelved flat on shelves in a separate area.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
Media Center	Media Center	McHenry Ground Floor, room 0350	Provides equipment and space for viewing, listening, and interacting with the University Library's non-print collection. The collection consists of videotapes, DVDs, laserdiscs, 16mm films, compact discs, LP records, and cassette tapes selected to meet specific teaching and research needs. The Media Center also serves students learning foreign languages through the use of audiocassettes, videos, CD ROMs, and the Web.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
Media Reserves	Materials on reserve in the Media Center	McHenry Ground Floor, room 0350	See Media Center staff for assistance.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
Moving to JSTOR	The paper copy of the journal volume is in the process of being moved to a storage facility.	In process - not accessible.	The full-text is available online through JSTOR. See catalog record for full-text link.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
NRLF	Northern Regional Library Facility	Off-campus	This is an off site storage facility for selected library items. Use the forms on the Interlibrary Loan page to request these items. Contact the Library Reference Desk or ILL Department for more information.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Cowell	Science & Engineering Cowell Room	Science & Engineering Library main level	Serves as the lab for students learning and using non-print materials in the Science & Engineering Library
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Curr Journals	Science Current Journals	Science & Engineering Library main level	Recent unbound journals from the last year or so are placed on flat shelves in call number order. Back issues are shelved (often bound, as books) in Science stacks.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Lib Protect	Science & Engineering Library Protect	Science & Engineering Library, Circulation Desk	Consists of material that may be valuable, fragile, or unique and requires greater accountability than material in the general stacks, or that is circulated for shorter periods of time.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Games	Video Game Lab	Science & Engineering Library, Main Level, Room 208	Provides equpment and space for students enrolled in the video game design classes offered by the UCSC Computer Science Department.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Microfrm	Science & Engineering Library Microform	Science & Engineering Library, Lower Level outside Map Room	The microform collection houses the library's collection of information in microformats such as microfilm and microfiche.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Newspapers	Science & Engineering Newspapers	Science & Engineering Library main level	The most recent issues of newspapers are shelved on the main level of the Science & Engineering Library. Older issues of newspapers on microfilm are filed in the Microforms room on the 2nd floor of McHenry library.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Oversize	Science & Engineering Library Oversize	Science & Engineering Library, Main Level near Reference Desk	Materials considerably larger than ordinary are shelved flat on shelves in a separate area.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Oversize Atlas	Science & Engineering Library Oversize Atlas	Science & Engineering Library, Lower Level near Map Room	Large atlases located on the atlas shelving outside the Map Room on the Lower Level of the S&E Library
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Ready Reference	Science & Engineering Library Reference Desk	Science & Engineering Library, Main Level near Chem Corner	Science Reference materials may not be checked out for use.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Ref	Science & Engineering Library Reference	Science & Engineering Library, Main Level	Science Reference materials may not be checked out for use.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Ref Chem Cnr	Science & Engineering Library Reference Chemistry Corner	Science & Engineering Library, Main Level near reference desk	Specialized electronic materials for Chemistry.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Ref Desk	Science & Engineering Library Reference Desk	Science & Engineering Library, Main Level	Science Reference materials may not be checked out for use.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Ref Index/Ab	Science & Engineering Library Reference Indexes and Abstracts	Science & Engineering Library, Main Level near Reference Desk	Specialized indexes located in the Science Reference area.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Ref Oversize	Science & Engineering Library Reference	Science & Engineering Library, Main Level, Circulation Desk	Science Reference materials may not be checked out for use.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Reserves	Science & Engineering Library Reserves	Science & Engineering Library, Main Level, Circulation Desk	Contains assigned course material (both paper and electronic formats) requested by faculty for their students. This material is available to current UC students, faculty, and staff.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Stacks	Science & Engineering Library Stacks	Science & Engineering Library, Upper and Lower levels	Stacks means books in the general library collection. Usually these books may be checked out. Science and Engineering Library, one of two buildings housing the UCSC Library collections, contains library materials in all fields in the natural sciences. See the Science and Engineering floor maps for exact locations of materials in the library.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Maps	Science & Engineering Library Maps	Science & Engineering Library, Lower Level, Map Room	Collection includes mounted maps for classroom presentation, road and tourist maps, globes, digital mapping on CD-ROM and related geographical reference material, such as place-name dictionaries and Monterey Bay regional history reference material, and the region's largest and most comprehensive collection of aerial photographs.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Maps CD	Maps CD Rom	Science & Engineering Library, Lower Level, Map Room	CD Rom format materials in Maps.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Maps Folder	Maps in folders	Science & Engineering Library, Lower Level, Map Room	Maps in map cases near atlas shelving outside the Map Room on the Lower Level of the Science & Engineering Library
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Maps Hihn	Maps Hihn Archive	Science & Engineering Library, Lower Level, Map Room	Maps from the Hihn Archive, located in the Map Room at the Science and Engineering Library.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Maps Microform	Maps Microforms	Science & Engineering Library, Lower Level, Map Room	Microfiche and microfilm materials in the Map Room.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
S&E Maps Oversize	Maps Oversize	Science & Engineering Library, Lower Level, Map Room	Books located in the Oversize case in the Science Map Room.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
Spec Coll	Special Collections	McHenry Ground Floor, access through the Visual Resource Center	This is a closed stacks area, meaning books are paged by request. Please bring a picture ID. Items in Special Collections may not be checked out for use. While McHenry Library is in the renovation phase, use of materials in the Special Collections Reading Room will be by appointment only. Some will remain on site, other items are in storage. Contact Special Collections staff by phone at: (831) 459-2547 or by email at: speccoll@library.ucsc.edu. Additional information is available on the Special Collections Web Page.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
Sp Col Archives	Special Collections UCSC Archives	McHenry Ground Floor, access through the Visual Resource Center	This is a closed stacks area, meaning books are paged by request. Please bring a picture ID. Items in Special Collections may not be checked out for use. While McHenry Library is in the renovation phase, use of materials in the Special Collections Reading Room will be by appointment only. Some items will remain on site, other items are in storage and are not accessible. Contact Special Collections staff by phone at: (831) 459-2547 or by email at: speccoll@library.ucsc.edu. Additional information is available on the Special Collections Web Page.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
Sp Col Oversize	Special Collections Oversize		This is a closed stacks area, meaning books are paged by request. Please bring a picture ID. Items in Special Collections may not be checked out for use. While McHenry Library is in the renovation phase, use of materials in the Special Collections Reading Room will be by appointment only. Some oversize items will remain on site, other items are in storage and are not accessible. Contact Special Collections staff by phone at: (831) 459-2547 or by email at: speccoll@library.ucsc.edu. Additional information is available on the Special Collections Web Page.
Location	What does it mean?	Where is it?	Notes
Temp NRLF	Temporary Storage at the Northern Regional Library Facility	Off-Campus	While McHenry Library is in the renovation phase some items are being stored off campus. During this time these items are not accessible.

Status Codes Library materials may not always be immediately available, even if they do not appear to be currently checked out. Items may be in storage, undergoing repair, or on hold for a library user. Status codes give information about availability of library materials in circumstances like these.
Status Codes	Explanation
Ask at Media	Media items in NRLF (Northern Regional Library Facility) storage may be recalled for use by using this online form. (It is not always necessary to "ask at Media".) Media items must be used in the Media Center. Learn more about recalling items from NRLF.
Status Codes	Explanation
Ask at Spec Coll	Certain Special Collections materials in NRLF storage may be recalled for use by library patrons. Special Collections staff only may perform this service. See Special Collections staff for details.
Status Codes	Explanation
In Process	“In Process” items are new library acquisitions that have not yet been processed for circulation. To obtain access to these items, see Circulation Desk staff to arrange for a “TIP" (title in process) Request. This service is available only Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Status Code	Explanation
In Transit	When a book or other item from one UCSC library location is returned by a user to the other UCSC library location, there is a short period in which the item will display the status code "in transit" in Cruzcat. A typical example of an item in transit is an S&E item returned to McHenry. In the time it takes for the item to travel from McHenry back to its home at S&E it will display "in transit". This status code will be corrected upon its arrival at S&E.
Library Use Only	Library Materials with this status may not be checked out for use. These materials may include Reference books located in the general collection.
Status Code	Explanation
Lost	"Lost" status indicates an item which has been through the entire search process, and is now a candidate for replacement. To obtain a needed UCSC library item displaying "Lost" status, please use Interlibrary Loan services. Learn more about Interlibrary Loan.
Status Code	Explanation
Missing	"Missing" status indicates a recently-requested search newly under way. Ask Circulation staff for further information on the search process. These items may be requested through Interlibrary Loan by UCSC faculty, staff, and undergraduates.
Status Code	Explanation
On Holdshelf	Items on Hold are kept at the Circulation Desk Hold shelves for 7 days, at which point they are either returned to the library shelves or are circulated to the next library user requesting a hold.
Status Code	Explanation
On Search	"On Search" items are undergoing the search process and have been through one entire search cycle. Ask Circulation staff for further information on the search process. These items may be requested through Interlibrary Loan by UCSC faculty, staff, and undergraduates.
Status Code	Explanation
Request at ILL	Items in NRLF (Northern Regional Library Facility) storage may be recalled for use by using this online form. (It is not always necessary to "request at ILL".) Learn more about requesting items from NRLF.
Status Code	Explanation
Ask at Spec Coll.	Certain Special Collections material in NRLF storage may be recalled for use by library patrons. Special Collections staff only may perform this service. Contact Special Collections (speccoll@library.ucsc.edu) for details.
Status Code	Explanation
Temp Unavail	While McHenry Library is in the renovation phase some items are being stored off campus. During this time these items are not accessible.
Status Code	Explanation
Oversize NRLF	While McHenry Library is in the renovation phase some oversize items are being stored off campus. During this time these items are not accessible.

Updated 04/14/08. Email Sue Perry at chesley@ucsc.edu with comments or questions.