LibGuides: UGS 303: Survive and Thrive at UT: LGBTQ UT/Prof. Moore: Find Books and Journal Articles

Find Articles

Libraries Search Box
This searches across a lot, but not all, library content. Start here to find any scholarly articles or books on your topic. You can also click Newspapers at the bottom of the search results to search for your topic in newspapers but this search isn't as complete and helpful as what is on this guide.

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Use a Google search to find scholarly sources. Use it through this link so you'll be asked for your EID to access library subscriptions instead of hitting a paywall.
Google Scholar uses the popular Google search engine to enable searches for scholarly materials such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. It includes a variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web. Google Scholar includes full text and citations.
Use this link to access Google Scholar, and see our Google Scholar Guide for information on using this resource.
If you encounter a warning about the security certificate when using the FindIt@UT tool in Google Scholar, you can learn more about that using this guide.

Search for a Book

From the UT Libraries' homepage, type the book title you are searching for in the search box.

When your results load, select "Library Catalog" from the dropdown arrow to narrow your results to include books and media

Understanding your Results

After searching, you need to look for four details:

1. Is this book in print or is it electronic (an ebook that you can access online)?

2. If the book you want is a physical book, log into your account and look for the pick it up button.

3. If it says Item in Place, that means the book is available for you to check out. You can either get it from the shelf yourself, or place a Pick it Up request and a library staff member will pull it, send it to the library location you selected, and send an email.

4. If there is a due date, the item is loaned to someone else. Click the Pick it Up Button to request it, but know that the current borrower may have it for 2 weeks before returning it. When it is returned, you'll receive an email telling you your books are ready to pick up from whichever library location you selected when requesting them.

Checking out Books

Once you've either grabbed the book from the shelf or gotten an email saying your requested book is ready, head to the library location you selected with your UT ID card to check it out.

GoogleBooks

GoogleBooks
Search insides hundreds of thousands of books for your topic using this link or the Books tab on the top of Google search results page. Some books are fully online and others are still copyright protected so only portions are online. In those cases, if the part you need isn't in GoogleBooks, look for the book in the Libraries (see the finding books page of this guide).