Subject Guides

Introduction

Use FindIt!, and the Digital Collections resources (to the right), to find print and electronic primary and secondary source books by (and about) authors, titles, periods, and subjects.

NB (new for Fall 2025): When using FindIt!, the current default setting is to exclude book reviews (see image below). If you want to include book reviews in your search results, simply click the X to remove this active filter.

Books at the Library

Finding Books ( .PDF )

A visual guide to searching for, locating, and checking out books. Also see our Finding Books guide for an FAQ.

Finding Ebooks (.PDF)

A quick visual guide to searching for only ebooks, and for how to download individual chapters or entire copies to your own computer. For more details on ebooks, see our in-depth Ebooks guide.

Find It! Search

Book Reviews

Search the Libraries' literature databases for book reviews. 

Digital Collections

Use the resources on the Primary Sources page to find the full text of fiction, poetry, and other primary source publications.