Finding Books at Vanderbilt and Beyond
Vanderbilt University Library Search
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SEARCH TIPS:
- Use AND to combine terms & narrow your search
- example: exile AND Ovid
- Use OR to search for related terms & expand your search
- example; poetry OR epic
- Use * to truncate a word & return all possible endings
- example: sculptur* (will return sculpture, sculptures, sculptural, etc.)
- Use ALL CAPS for AND and OR
LC Call Numbers for English Literature
English Literature (PR) and American Literature (PS) are located on the 7th floor. American literature call ranges vary but have similar topical subdivisions.
| PR 1-9680 | ENGLISH LITERATURE |
| PR 1-56 | Literary history & criticism |
| PR 111-116 | Women authors |
| PR 125-138.5 |
Relations to other literatures and countries |
| PR 171-236 | Anglo-Saxon (Beginnings-1066) |
| PR 251-369 | Medieval & Middle English (1066-1500) |
| PR 401-488 | Modern (1550- present) |
| PR 500-614 | Poetry |
| PR 621-744 |
Drama |
| PR 750-890 | Prose |
| PR 951-981 |
Folk Literature |
| PR 1098-1369 | Collections of literature |
| PR 1490-1799 | Anglo-Saxon Literature |
| PR 1803-2165 |
Anglo-Norman period. |
| PR 2199-3195 |
English Renaissance |
| PR 3291-3785 | 17th and 18th Centuries |
| PR 3991-5990 | 19th Century |
| PR 6000-6049 | 1900-1960 |
| PR 6050-6076 |
1961-2000 |
| PR 6100-6126 | 2001- |
| PR 8309-9680 | Provincial, local, colonial, etc. |
Call Number Location Guide
Book Stacks
|
STACKS Call Numbers |
Floor |
|
A |
3 |
|
B |
5 |
|
C |
3 |
|
D - DJ |
8 |
|
DJK - DX, E, F |
6 |
|
G, H, J, K, L |
5 |
|
M |
7 |
|
N |
8 |
|
P |
7 |
|
Q, R, S, T, U, V, Z |
3 |
