Study Spaces & Floor Maps

First Floor Map Description – J.D. Williams Library

The first floor of the J.D. Williams Library at Ole Miss. The entrance/exit by the fountain is on the upper left side of the map.

Once you enter the fountain entrance, to your left is the Circulation Desk, and to the right around a corner is a print station. Slightly past the Circulation Desk to the left are the elevators.

Moving further inside, in front of the fountain entrance are the central stairs. To the right of those stairs are multiple tables and chairs for student use. Behind those tables are several bookshelves in two horizontal rows that cover R to TK and TK to Z. A hallway runs vertically along the first row of shelves and ends in emergency exit–only stairs. Another hallway runs vertically along the last row of shelves, includes study carrels, and leads to Classroom 103.

Directly past the central stairs are carrels and seating chairs. Beyond those is a wall with two openings leading to a different section of the floor called Commons.

From the Commons entrance to the right, there is a stairwell, then Studio One, followed by shelves labeled M (Music). Across from the stairwell is an elevator. Past these, one hallway continues forward to several classrooms and offices, while another hallway goes to the right, returning to the TK to Z bookshelves. The forward hallway includes Research & Instruction offices, Classroom 106E on the left, and Classroom 106D at the end. Next to Classroom 106D is another Research & Instruction office, followed by an emergency exit–only area.

From the Commons entrance to the left is another printing station at the Reference Desk. To the left of the Reference Desk is a wall with two openings leading to a hallway with a stairwell and an accessible restroom. Outside of this hallway are storage bins for CDs, DVDs, and VHS. The rest of the Commons section includes tables, chairs, and computer workstations.

Across from the restrooms and the CD, DVD, and VHS area is the final section of the floor. Entering from the Commons section to the left is an emergency exit–only door. This area contains several tables and chairs, and on the far wall is the Idea Lab. Facing the Idea Lab and to the right is an area for various materials. On the right side are accessible restrooms with a hallway between them leading to the Microfilm & Microfiche section and the Federal Documents Y section. Within these sections are stairs and an elevator that provide access to the mezzanines. On the left side of this area are stairs and the Maps section, and at the end is the Federal Documents A through Y collection.

Second Floor Map Description – J.D. Williams Library

Floor plan of the second floor of J.D. Williams Library. The Lyceum entrance/exit is shown on the right side of the map, with stairs going down to your left as you enter and stairs going up to your right.

Upon entering, Starbucks is on the right and Library Offices (Room 221) are on the left. Directly in front of the entrance is the East Circulation Desk. To the right of the East Circulation Desk are restrooms, and further to the right is Baxter Room. Baxter Room connects to Starbucks and includes tables and chairs for student use. A printing station is located in the corner shared with Starbucks. An emergency exit is located near the far corner of Baxter Room.

Elevators are located behind and to the right of the East Circulation Desk. Stairwells are also located behind the desk to both the left and right. These elevators and stairwells provide access to the mezzanines.

A long hallway extends from behind the East Circulation Desk to an area with an accessible women’s restroom on the left and an accessible men’s restroom on the right. Stairwells are located next to each restroom, and elevators are located around the corner from the men’s accessible restroom. Along this hallway are several openings to book stacks, with QC through QH on the right and QH through QT on the left.

Across from the women’s accessible restroom are shelves for PS through QA, with an elevator located beyond them. A hallway from this area leads left to shelves for NA through PS and PQ through PS. Near the men’s accessible restroom on the right are shelves for QA through QC.

Past the accessible restrooms are the central stairs. To the right is the Pilkington Room, and to the left are two horizontal rows of shelves for J through L and N through NA. In the back right corner of the Pilkington Room is Room 200A, a proctored exam room that also functions as a study room. The Pilkington Room also contains several tables and chairs, along with an elevator on the right wall.

Three long hallways run around the shelves to the left of the central stairs: one at the top of the rows, one in the middle, and one at the end. Along the hallway at the top of the shelves are tables and chairs, and at the end is the 201 Group Study Room. The hallway at the end of the shelves includes study carrels and ends at a stairwell.

Books in the J through L, N through NA, NA through PS, and PQ through PS sections are currently being shifted, so some call numbers may be temporarily out of order.

Third Floor Map Description – J.D. Williams Library

The third floor of the J.D. Williams Library. The central stairs are located on the left side of the map.

Entering from the central stairs, to the left are four freestanding bookshelves known as the Abadie Reading Nook, which contains University of Mississippi faculty publications. Slightly behind the stairs on the left are shelves for A through AP and the Juvenile Collection. Behind those shelves along the wall are faculty carrels and Room 300A, which is the lactation room. An elevator is located on the wall between the Abadie Reading Nook and the Juvenile Collection shelves. Two additional elevators are located slightly past the central stairs to the left, across from the A through AP shelves.

To the right of the central stairs are two rows of shelves for AP through DS. Three hallways run around these shelves. The first hallway, slightly past the stairs to the right, contains tables and chairs and ends at the 301 Group Study Room. The second hallway runs through the middle of the shelves. The third hallway runs along the far end of the shelves and ends at a stairwell.

Around the corner from the A through AP shelves is an accessible men’s restroom, with a stairwell around another corner. Around the corner from the AP through DS shelves is an accessible women’s restroom, also with a nearby stairwell. Past the men’s accessible restroom are shelves for HG through HX. On the far wall across from these shelves is a hallway that leads to another section of the third floor.

Across from the women’s accessible restroom are shelves for HF through HG, with an elevator located on the far wall. Next to the women’s accessible restroom are shelves for DS through E. Beyond these are shelves for E through GV on the right and GV through HF on the left. A stairwell is located in the far corner near the E through GV shelves, and the 302 Group Study Room is located in the far corner near the GV through HF shelves.

The other section of the third floor includes a hallway with offices on the left, including an emergency exit–only stairwell. This is followed by the Jesse White Room, which contains tables and chairs for studying. Across from the Jesse White Room is a hallway with stairs and an elevator that provides access to the mezzanine. Past the Jesse White Room on the left are administrative offices, followed by the Harrison Room. Next to the Harrison Room are stairs leading near the second-floor Lyceum entrance/exit.

On the opposite side of these stairs are the Archives and Special Collections rooms, including the Faulkner Room. Across from the stairs are carrels and exhibits, and beyond those are accessible restrooms, with the women’s restroom located closest to the Archives and Special Collections entrance.