The online library catalog used in most libraries today evolved from a printed source, the library card catalog. Before the advent of online catalogs, library catalogs were pieces of furniture that contained numerous small drawers. In these drawers were contained the records of particular items in the library. These records were printed on small 3"X5" cards and each element of that record had an individual card produced for it.

This antique system here will provide you with the call number you will need to "request" a book from the rare books room librarian. To do so, simply type "request" while in the rare books room. When the rare books librarian prompts you for the call number of the volume you want to examine, simply enter one of the call numbers below.

RB1 - Hamlet (1603) First Quarto
RB2 - Hamlet (1604) Second Quarto
RB3 - Henry IV Part 1 (1598) First Quarto
RB4 - Henry IV Part 1 (1599) Second Quarto
RB5 - Henry V (1600) First Quarto
RB6 - King Lear (1608) First Quarto
RB7 - Love's Labour's Lost (1598) First Quarto
RB8 - Merchant of Venice (1600) First Quarto
RB9 - Merry Wives of Windsor (1602) First Quarto
RB10 - Midsummer Night's Dream (1600) First Quarto
RB11 - Much Ado About Nothing (1600) First Quarto
RB12 - Othello (1622) First Quarto
RB13 - Pericles (1609) First Quarto
RB14 - Richard II (1597) First Quarto
RB15 - Richard III (1597) First Quarto
RB16 - Romeo and Juliet (1597) First Quarto
RB17 - The Taming of the Shrew (1631) First Quarto
RB18 - Titus Andronicus (1611) First Quarto
RB19 - Troilus and Cressida (1609) First Quarto
RB20 - Two Noble Kinsmen (1634) First Quarto