Tucson Headquarters Library - Collections

The Tucson Headquarters Library has an extensive collection of books, journals, observatory publications, and historical materials, which go back decades. 

Holdings

Library Serial Holdings

Online Library Catalog

Physical Collections

Call Numbers and Subjects

Materials in the Tucson Headquarters Library are arranged according to the Library of Congress classification scheme, which uses a combination of letters and numbers. Here are some guides to the LC classification system:

• Library Guide to Call Numbers and Subjects
• Library of Congress classification scheme for Q
• Library of Congress classification scheme for T

 

Main Floor of Tucson Headquarters Library



• Astronomy (QB) Books and Journals
• Reference Materials
• Writing Center (dictionaries, thesauri, writing books, style manuals) - main floor near tables
• Organizational History
• Tohono O'odham History
• NOAO Publications (AURA Engineering Reports; KPNO Contributions (listing of Contributions with links to ADS records); KPNO R&D Technical Memoranda; NOAO Newsletters)

 

Basement Floor of Tucson Headquarters Library



• Books and Journals
  • Education (L)
  • Geography (G)
  • History (E and F)
  • Mathematics (QA)
  • Optics (QC)
  • Physics (QC)
  • Psychology (BF)
  • Science, general (Q)
  • Statistics (HA)
  • Technology and Engineering (T)
• Historical  Collection
  We have a collection of historical materials, which are kept in a restricted area of the library. Please see Sharon for access. 
• Observatory Publications
  Publications from observatories throughout the world are classified in the QB4 section. Some of these publications are located in the astronomy section on the main floor; others are in a separate restricted area. See Sharon for access.
  Finding Aid - Observatory Publications