The Catalog - Find Books and Other Materials at Penn State.  Identifies specific call numbers and shelf locations.

Subject, Call Number Range and Stack Level

• Islamic Philosophy, B740-B753, (UP location Pattee Stacks Level BA)
• Islam (General), BP1-Bp200, (UP location Pattee Stacks Level BA)
• History, Arab World, DS36-DS248, (UP location Pattee Stacks Level 1)
• Music, Middle East, ML-3754-3758, (UP location Pattee Stacks Level 1A)
• Politics, Middle East, JQ 1758-1852, (UP location Paterno 2nd Floor)
• Architecture, Islamic, NA 380-388, (UP location Pattee Stacks Level 1A)
• Architecture, Middle East, NA1465-1499, (UP location Pattee Stacks Level 1A)
• Languages & Literature: Arabic, PJ 6025-8517, (UP location Pattee Stacks Level 2A)

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