For this class, books can help by providing an overview of a topic and by giving background information. The library catalog indexes the holdings of the libraries at UT-Austin. Expect to find both print and electronic books.
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.
Unlimited users.
Updated daily. Searches complete text of books from selected library collections and publishers. Search works just like a regular Google search -- when book content contains a match for selected search terms, Google provides links to it in the search results. Depending on a few factors, Google displays everything from a few short excerpts to the entire book.
Each book includes an "About this book" page with basic bibliographic data like title, author, publication date, length and subject. For some books, additional information like key terms and phrases, references to the book from scholarly publications or other books, chapter titles and a list of related books.
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