Books published before 2004, reference works, and theses written at WU (master’s theses, diploma theses, and doctoral theses/dissertations only) are shelved on level -2. You can also find bound volumes of current and older periodicals on this level.
The level is divided in two areas: books and periodicals. It is open access, and titles are shelved numerically. Periodicals cannot be checked out, but scanners are available so that individual articles can be scanned and saved to a flash drive or sent as an email attachment.
From your search to the book: Lost@WU?
You need books for a thesis on detectives and their areas of operation. You want to start with an initial search in the WU catalog from the comfort of your home.
Eventually, you came across this book, which you’d like to borrow.:
As you can see from the information in the section Locations, this book is on level -2 in the Central Library.
Note: The book is located in the basement on level -2, not on level 2 (2nd floor)!
Since you’re not yet familiar with the library and want to avoid accidentally ending up on level 2, you can get a first impression of the library in advance:
You can use our 360° Virtual Tour for this purpose. Not only will you find information about the location of the desired book, but you will also discover other helpful information for a successful visit to the library.