Books may help your research by providing an overview of a topic and bringing together research on the topic. The library catalog indexes the holdings of the libraries at UT-Austin. Expect to find both print and electronic books in the collection. Items in storage will be retrieved (or pages scanned) for you.
Google Books (see side bar) helps with finding topics inside a book by using full-text searching. Once you have identified a book, check the library catalog to see if UT has it. If not, you should ask for it through Interlibrary Services (ILS) or Suggest a Purchase.
Keyword searching is the default but searches can be focused by selecting other options, including a specific author search or limiting by date or location.
After searching, look for these details:
1. Is the book in print or is it an e-book?
2. If the book is in print, is it AVAILABLE?
3. If the book is checked out or if you want staff to retrieve the book for you, click on "Pick It Up" and follow the steps to request the book.
4. Select the available pick-up location is best for you..
Click to follow the link; usually marked as, "electronic resource". You may be asked to log in with your EID and password.
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