Floor Maps

Reservable study rooms offer GW students a private, enclosed atmosphere for study groups. Rooms are available for groups of two or more GW students for up to two hours at a time on a first come, first served basis.

A - General Works

AC: Collections. Series. Collected works

AE: Encyclopedias

AG: Dictionaries and other general reference works

AI: Indexes

AM: Museums. Collectors and collecting

AN: Newspapers

AP: Periodicals

AS: Academies and learned societies

AY: Yearbooks. Almanacs. Directories

AZ: History of scholarship and learning. The humanities

B - Philosophy. Psychology. Religion

B: Philosophy (General)

BC: Logic

BD: Speculative philosophy

B - Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

BD – Speculative philosophy

BF – Psychology

BH – Aesthetics

BJ – Ethics

BL – Religions. Mythology. Rationalism

BM – Judaism

BP – Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc.

BQ – Buddhism

BR – Christianity

BS – The Bible

B - Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

BS – The Bible

BT – Doctrinal Theology

BV – Practical Theology

BX – Christian Denominations

C – Auxiliary Sciences of History (General)

CB – History of Civilization

CC – Archaeology

CE – Technical Chronology. Calendar

CJ – Numismatics

CN – Inscriptions. Epigraphy

CR – Heraldry

CS – Genealogy

CT – Biography

D: World History

D – History (General)

D: World History

D – History (General)

DA – Great Britain

D – World History

DA – Great Britain

DAW – Central Europe

DB – Austria – Liechtenstein – Hungary – Czechoslovakia

DC – France – Andorra – Monaco

DD – Germany

DE – Greco-Roman World

DF – Greece

DG – Italy – Malta

D – World History

DG – Italy – Malta

DH – Low Countries – Benelux Countries

DJ – Netherlands (Holland)

DJK – Eastern Europe (General)

DK – Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics – Poland

DL – Northern Europe. Scandinavia

DP – Spain – Portugal

DQ – Switzerland

DR – Balkan Peninsula

DS – Asia

D – World History

DS – Asia

DT – Africa

DU – Oceania (South Seas)

DX – Gypsies

E – American History

E – American History

E – American History

F – Local History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America

F – Local History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America

G – Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

G – Geography (General). Atlases. Maps

 

GA – Mathematical geography. Cartography

GB – Physical geography

GC – Oceanography

GE – Environmental Sciences

GF – Human ecology. Anthropogeography

GN – Anthropology

GR – Folklore

GT – Manners and customs (General)

GV – Recreation. Leisure

H – Social Sciences

H – Social sciences (General)

HA – Statistics

HB – Economic theory. Demography

H – Social Sciences

HB – Economic theory. Demography

HC – Economic history and conditions

H – Social Sciences

HC – Economic history and conditions

HD – Industries. Land use. Labor

H – Social Sciences

HD – Industries. Land use. Labor

HE – Transportation and communications

H – Social Sciences

HE – Transportation and communications

HF – Commerce

HG – Finance

HJ – Public finance

HM – Sociology (General)

HN – Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform

HQ – The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality

H – Social Sciences

HQ – The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality

HS – Societies: secret, benevolent, etc.

HT – Communities. Classes. Races

HV – Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology

HX – Socialism. Communism. Anarchism

J – Political Science

J – General legislative and executive papers

JA – Political science (General)

JC – Political theory

JF – Political institutions and public administration

J – Political Science

JJ – Political institutions and public administration (North America)

JK – Political institutions and public administration (United States)

JL – Political institutions and public administration (Canada, Latin America, etc.)

JN – Political institutions and public administration (Europe)

JQ – Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.)

JS – Local government. Municipal government

JV – Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration

JX – International law, see JZ and KZ (obsolete)

JZ – International relations

K – Law

K – Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence

KB – Religious law in general. Comparative religious law. Jurisprudence

KBM – Jewish law

KBP – Islamic law

KBR – History of canon law

KBS – Canon law of Eastern churches

KBT – Canon law of Eastern Rite Churches in Communion with the Holy See of Rome

KBU – Law of the Roman Catholic Church. The Holy See

KD/KDK - United Kingdom and Ireland

KDZ – America. North America

KE – Canada

KF – United States

KG – Latin America – Mexico and Central America – West Indies. Caribbean area

KH – South America

KJ-KKZ – Europe

KL-KWX – Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Area, and Antarctica

KU/KUQ - Law of Australia and New Zealand

KZ – Law of nations

L – Education

L – Education (General)

LA – History of education

L – Education

LA – History of education

LB – Theory and practice of education

LC – Special aspects of education

LD – Individual institutions – United States

LE – Individual institutions – America (except United States)

LF – Individual institutions – Europe

LG – Individual institutions – Asia, Africa, Indian Ocean islands, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific islands

LH – College and school magazines and papers

LJ – Student fraternities and societies, United States

LT – Textbooks

M – Music

M – Music

ML – Literature on music

MT – Instruction and study

N – Fine Arts

N – Visual arts

N – Fine Arts

N – Visual arts

NA – Architecture

N – Fine Arts

N – Visual arts

NA – Architecture

NB – Sculpture

NC – Drawing. Design. Illustration

ND – Painting

NE – Print media

NK – Decorative arts

N – Fine Arts

NK – Decorative arts

NX – Arts in general

P – Language and Literature

P – Philology. Linguistics

PA – Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature

PB – Modern languages. Celtic languages

PC – Romanic languages

PD – Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages

PE – English language

PF – West Germanic languages

PG – Slavic languages and literatures. Baltic languages. Albanian language

PH – Uralic languages. Basque language

PJ – Oriental languages and literatures

PK – Indo-Iranian languages and literatures

PL – Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania

PM – Hyperborean, Native American, and artificial languages

P – Language and Literature

PN - Literature

PQ - French literature – Italian literature – Spanish literature – Portuguese literature

P - Language and Literature

PQ - French literature – Italian literature – Spanish literature – Portuguese literature

PR – English literature

P - Language and Literature

PR – English literature

PS – American literature

P - Language and Literature

PT – German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature

PZ – Fiction and juvenile belles lettres

Q - Science

QA – Mathematics

Q - Science

QA – Mathematics

QB – Astronomy

QC – Physics

QD – Chemistry

Q - Science

QD – Chemistry

QE – Geology

QH – Natural history – Biology

QK – Botany

QL – Zoology

QM – Human anatomy

QP – Physiology

QR – Microbiology

R – Medicine

R – Medicine (General)

RA – Public aspects of medicine

RB – Pathology

RC – Internal medicine

R – Medicine

RC – Internal medicine

RD – Surgery

RE – Ophthalmology

RF – Otorhinolaryngology

RG – Gynecology and Obstetrics

RJ – Pediatrics

RK – Dentistry

RL – Dermatology

RM – Therapeutics. Pharmacology

RS – Pharmacy and materia medica

RT – Nursing

RV – Botanic, Thomsonian, and Eclectic medicine

RX – Homeopathy

RZ – Other systems of medicine

S – Agriculture

S – Agriculture (General)

SB – Horticulture. Plant propagation. Plant breeding

SD – Forestry. Arboriculture. Silviculture

SF – Animal husbandry. Animal science

SH – Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling

SK – Hunting

T – Technology

T – Technology (General)

TA – Engineering Civil engineering (General).

T – Technology

TA – Engineering Civil engineering (General).

TC – Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering

TD – Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering

TE – Highway engineering. Roads and pavements

TF – Railroad engineering and operation

TG – Bridges

TH – Building construction

TJ – Mechanical engineering and machinery

TK – Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering

TL – Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics

TN – Mining engineering. Metallurgy

TP – Chemical technology

T – Technology

TP – Chemical technology

TR – Photography

TS – Manufacturing engineering. Mass production

TT – Handicrafts. Arts and crafts

TX – Home economics

U – Military Science

U – Military science (General)

UA – Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation

UB – Military administration

UC – Military maintenance and transportation

UD – Infantry

UE – Cavalry. Armor

UF – Artillery

UG – Military engineering. Air forces

UH – Other military services

V – Naval Science

V – Naval science (General)

VA – Navies: Organization, distribution, naval situation

VB – Naval administration

VC – Naval maintenance

VD – Naval seamen

VE – Marines

VF – Naval ordnance

VG – Minor services of navies

VK – Navigation. Merchant marine

VM – Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering

Z – Bibliography, Library Science

Z – Books (General). Writing. Paleography. Book industries and trade. Libraries. Bibliography

ZA – Information resources/materials

The Art & Design Collection from the Corcoran was formerly located separately in this location of the first floor. The art and design materials once housed here have been integrated into the rest of the general collections in the stacks of Gelman Library's upper floors. All materials are discoverable through the GW Libraries catalog.

These media resources can be checked out to GW students, faculty, and staff at any time.

Oversized books

References materials on all subjects. These materials are not available for checkout.

Current print periodicals were housed here, including scholarly journals and magazines. Thousands of electronic journals are also available through GW Libraries databases. Explore journal availability through GW Libraries' journal finder.

The National Churchill Library and Center (NCLC) is the first major research facility in the nation's capital dedicated to the study of Winston Churchill. It is open GWorld holders anytime Gelman is open. Public hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment.

This room is available to host academic events for GW students, faculty, or departments. E-mail libraryevents@gwu.edu for inquiries.

The University Writing Center offers members of the GW community opportunities to receive dedicated attention to their writing and research projects at all stages of the writing process. Appointments are recommended.

Academic Commons is a "one-stop shop" for academic resources and services across the university. GW offers a wide range of academic support, offered by a variety of departments and divisions.

Visit the Ask Us desk, our resource space in Gelman 201, or the Academic Commons website to learn more about peer coaching, study skills support, finding study spaces, workshops, academic advising, research opportunities, and more!

The navigators at the Ask Us desk (Academic Commons) can guide you to academic resources and services across the university. GW offers a wide range of academic support, offered by a variety of departments and divisions.

Visit the Ask Us desk or the Academic Commons website to learn more. Ask Us desk (Academic Commons) hours are posted on the library hours page.

Gelman Library's general collections are closed to the public. Entrance to Gelman and use of library resources and services are extended to users affiliated with university and library consortia, local residents associations, and other groups. Visit the website for details on access, borrowing privileges, and ID requirements.

This collection include books, correspondence, articles, scrapbooks, notes, travelogues and a cap and gown of David S. Brown, who was Professor Emeritus of Management in the School of Government and business administration and program director for 31 years. The materials range in date from 1915-89.

I. Edward Kiev Collection consists of pre-modern Hebraica and Judaica, and of Hebrew and Jewish bibliographic literature. Access to the collection and reading room are available through the Special Collections Research Center (704).

The National Security Archive is an independent non-governmental research institute and library located at GW. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

The Special Collections Research Center collects, preserves, and make accessible rare and unique materials and primary sources to all researchers, including the GW community, outside scholars, and the interested public.

The Global Resources Center (GRC) focuses on the political, socio-economic, historical, and cultural aspects of countries and regions around the globe from the 20th century onward.

Outside staffed hours, the GRC is available to graduate students whenever the library is open via GWorld tap access.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Labor History Research Center is dedicated to the study and exploration of the role that the labor movement played in the development of the United States during the late 19th, 20th, and early 21st centuries. Access to the collection and reading room are available through the Special Collections Research Center (704).

This room is available to host academic events for GW students, faculty, or departments. E-mail libraryevents@gwu.edu for inquiries.

Tech Commons, a service of the Division of Information Technology, is a centralized, convenient location for GW students, staff and faculty to receive in-person technology assistance.

The Solutions Center (SC) serves as the primary point of contact for Academic Technologies’ external customers, facilitating communication with faculty, staff, students, and non-GW affiliates to ensure they are aware of Academic Technologies’ services.

The eDesign Shop is a team of instructional designers, videographers and multimedia specialists who work with faculty to develop and enhance online educational materials.

The Instructional Technology Lab (ITL) assists faculty and teaching assistants as they explore existing and emerging technologies in teaching and learning.

Lockers are available to all GW students and are reserved on a "first-come/first-served" basis. Locker rental is $35 per semester, including the summer.

These lockers are for the exclusive use of Graduate Student Study Room patrons and are reserved on a “first-come/first-served” basis. Lockers are available to GW graduate students (except Law and Medical School students) for $35 per semester, including the summer.

Equipment and technology resources available in B01 classroom.

Equipment and technology resources available in B01A classroom.

Equipment and technology resources available in B02 classroom.

Equipment and technology resources available in B04A classroom.

Equipment and technology resources available in 402 classroom.

Equipment and technology resources available in 608 classroom.

The Oliver Reading Room is a multipurpose space, serving as a classroom while also housing a portion of the Andrew Oliver Book Collection for Classical and Near Eastern Studies. Equipment and technology resources available in 609 classroom.

Access to dedicated assistive technology labs are available through Disability Support Services. Labs are available any time the library is open.

Access to dedicated assistive technology labs are available through Disability Support Services. Labs are available any time the library is open.

Access to this study area is available through Disability Support Services. Study area is available any time the library is open.

Colonial Printing is a cloud-based, wireless printing service enabling you to print from anywhere on or off campus, and even from your smartphone or tablet. Simply send your print job to the cloud and visit any kiosk on campus to print your document.

The lounge provides a place to meet and make connections with faculty and graduate students from a variety of disciplines. To faculty and grad students with a valid GWorld card, the lounge is available whenever the library is open.

This room is available to host academic events for GW students, faculty, or departments. E-mail libraryevents@gwu.edu for inquiries.

This room is available to host academic events for GW students, faculty, or departments. E-mail libraryevents@gwu.edu for inquiries.

This room is available to host academic events for GW students, faculty, or departments. E-mail libraryevents@gwu.edu for inquiries.

Priority seating in this study carrel is for persons with disabilities.

The GW Libraries provide access to workstations equipped with a variety of software. GW community members can log on with their NetIDs and passwords.

Closed study carrels provide GW doctoral candidates a private environment for collecting data, conducting independent research and writing.

The Check Out Desk helps patrons to check out library materials, renew books, accept fine payments, and answer questions regarding borrowing or returning materials. Headphones, chargers, dongles, and dry erase markers are also available for loan.

The Graduate Student Reading Room provides a quiet study space exclusively for GW graduate student. This room is available whenever the library is open via GWorld tap access.