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How do I find books about topics in my major?
*** You might also want to see my post about the utility of subject searching. *** The best trick is to check the Library of Congress Classification System Table. Materials are arranged in the LOC Cla… more →
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Expand Your Reading Using A Class Syllabus
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Chuck Warnock wrote 1 month ago: Courtesy bbc.co.uk Looking for a good book on a specific ministry topic? Seminary and university co … more →
Welcome to the Library!
purplepaula1 wrote 1 month ago: Hello, and welcome to the Imperial College Library blog for Life Sciences. This blog should help you … more →
Sept 16 2009 new book releases
mrsmerritt wrote 2 months ago: Every time I go to Amazon to check on new releases I find more books that will interest my students. … more →
Suzanne Collins book releases
mrsmerritt wrote 2 months ago: Suzanne Collins wrote the Gregor, Underland series and is currently 2/3 done publishing the Hunger G … more →
Changes to Borders.com
mrsmerritt wrote 2 months ago: Most of the time you go through life feeling like you can’t change anything. Then, once in a b … more →
Worldcat Mobile
virtualnotes wrote 4 months ago: You can now find books from your mobile device using WorldCat Mobile App. WorldCat Mobile allows you … more →
Worldcat Mobile APP
virtualnotes wrote 4 months ago: OCLC is piloting a WorldCat Mobile App – a program that makes collections from libraries visi … more →
Books are hard to come by
bookembrace wrote 8 months ago: Well, maybe not really. But I live in a smaller Swedish town so the library isn´t that well stocked … more →
More Book Suppliers
mrsmerritt wrote 9 months ago: I really don’t know why it took me until February to think of Borders for purchasing books for … more →
Where I got my books
mrsmerritt wrote 10 months ago: As I mentioned in a previous blog, I was desperate and in a hurry. I already had 3 Junie B Jones boo … more →
How do I find books about topics in my major?
Allison Jai O'Dell wrote 1 year ago: *** You might also want to see my post about the utility of subject searching. *** The best trick is … more →
Picking up materials on Course Reserve
Allison Jai O'Dell wrote 1 year ago: Sometimes, a professor will anticipate heavy use of certain library holdings – for instance, y … more →
The Difference Between Subjects & Keywords
Allison Jai O'Dell wrote 1 year ago: A keyword is a search term (in library lingo, we call it an “access point,” because it i … more →
What's behind the desk
Allison Jai O'Dell wrote 1 year ago: “Ready Reference” materials are resources you might use to look something up quickly. Fo … more →
Library of Congress Classification / Call Numbers
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Allison Jai O'Dell wrote 1 year ago: Each call number begins with a letter, which corresponds to a subject area. If you just want to brow … more →
WorldCat
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Allison Jai O'Dell wrote 1 year ago: Can’t find it at CUA? Not available through the consortium? What to do?! I’d suggest try … more →
CUA Bookstore
Allison Jai O'Dell wrote 1 year ago: The bookstore website is here. In the “books” section, you can search for textbooks for … more →
"Where's the fiction section?"
Jill wrote 1 year ago: “Where’s the fiction section?” is a question library staff are frequently asked, … more →
My Kindle and Book Wish List
psd2html wrote 1 year ago: Someday, maybe soon – maybe not, Amazon will send me a Kindle eBook reader.Then, I will have t … more →
