Reserve books for CIV can be found at the Circulation Desk. The workers will give you the CIV Reserve guide which is organized topically to better assist you. Books on Literature can be found in the 800’s and books on history are typically found in the 900’s. However, you may also find the 300’s useful in your research (the social sciences). Your best bet is to find the call number of one useful book and look around that call number to see if there are other books related to your subject near.
