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Graduate Students' Guide to the Library: Books

Finding Books and Other Library Resources

Library Search searches print and online resources including: articles, books and ebooks, journals, audio and video, games, tech equipment, and more. 

Title Search

To find out if the library has the book you're looking for, search for the title:

Library search example

In this example, the book has a call number of JC591.B66 2021 and is located in the Main Stacks. Since the status is "Available" it should be located on the the shelf on the second floor.  If the book was checked out, it would be indicate a due date for return. The map below provides the physical location of the item in Belk Library.

2nd Floor Map

Author Search

If you know the author of the work you are searching for, enter it last name first:

author search

Result of author search
 

view online

Note that this item is an E-Book, and clicking on the links above will give you several options for accessing it instantly.


Subject Search

A subject search is more specific than a keyword search in that it only searches the subject field, not the entire record.  Clicking on a subject heading will lead to more items with the same classification, and you might find other possible subject headings to explore.

Select advanced search

Subject search

Advanced Search

Book entry

 

Keyword Search

A keyword search will give you the broadest results.  To search for words as a phrase, place them in quotation marks:
Keyword Search

 

Book Example

 

You may request selected items to be put on hold for you (Belk Library & Information Commons, Nicholas Erneston Music Library, Hickory Library & Information Commons)

Find or Submit a Request

 

Search WorldCat

Enter title, subject or author to search for an item in libraries near you:

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