Manderino Library: Find Books: Overview

Find Books Tool Kit

Find books and other materials in the Manderino Library collection.

Library Catalog
Find books and other physical items in Manderino Library.

• Access to Library shelves is closed, but you can request items for Curbside Pickup. See our Guide to learn how.
• Search both E-Books & Library Catalog
• Sign in to Renew Books Online
• Learn How to Renew Books Online
• Use the Primo Catalog Interface

Cal U Theses
Retrieve a list of theses written by Cal U students. Includes both physical and electronic formats, as well as honors and masters theses. HINT: After you search, use the categories on the left to narrow your results.
Item Retrieval Request Service
Ask in advance and the library will have your books waiting for you at the Circulation Desk. Learn how here.
Library Call Numbers
Library Call Numbers have you confused? Learn more about them!
Renew Books Online
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Sign in to your account to see what you've borrowed.
Learn How to Renew Books Online

Search: E-Books & Library Catalog

NOTE: Although direct access to the Library book shelves is closed, you can still request books and other items from our collection for Curbside Pickup. See our Guide to learn how.

Search for E-Books along with physical Books, DVDs, and other items. This search combines our online E-Book collections and our Library Catalog of physical items in Manderino Library.

Search ONLY physical items located in Manderino: Library Catalog
Search other libraries with EZBorrow (need more info?)
Locate items with Google Books
View the library's E-Books Guide
You can Renew Library Materials Online (need step-by-step directions?)

Other Resources for Finding Books

Amazon Books
Amazon provides a fairly complete listing of books in-print. Frequently includes helpful reviews by professionals and customers. Their business is selling books, so don't expect them to tell you if we have the book in our library!
Electronic Books and Texts
Use these collections for direct access to recent, public domain, and classic books and texts.

Google Books
Search the full-text of books from publishers who provide them to Google, and digitized books from Google's Library Project. Full-text of pre-1923 (public domain) books. Newer books provide either a short portion of the text around your term, or a limited number of sample pages. Note: This is just books. To search more broadly, use Google Scholar.

Learn more from Google: About Google Books and the Google Books Library Project.
Additional info from Wikipedia: Google Books

Google's Library Project
Information about the digitized books from Google's Library Project.

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E-Book Collections

These databases provide access to e-books purchased or subscribed to by Manderino Library. E-Books in these collections are full text. In addition to being able to read the books online, you may download some titles for offline use (on a PC, Mac, and many mobile devices).

E-Books & Library Catalog
Search the library's physical collection (books, DVDs, etc) and e-book collections (EBSCO, ProQuest, Sage, JSTOR, and Oxford).
eBooks on EBSCOhost
Access full-text electronic books on a range of subjects using EBSCOhost. (EBSCO)

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Oxford Scholarship Online E-books
Access over 16,000 e-books from Oxford University Press, covering subjects across the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law.
Proquest eBook Central (All PennWest students)
Access over 170,000 e-books on a range of subjects.
ProQuest Ebook Central (CalU Students Only, with saved folder access)
Access over 170,000 e-books on a range of subjects. For tips on using the platform, check out their training videos.
SAGE Knowledge
A premier social sciences platform that includes thousands of SAGE and CQ Press online books, reference materials, and other resources. (SAGE)
World Tourism Organization (WTO) e-Library
The e-unwto library provides access to WTO publications (in many languages), including publications, reports, and documents. Covers: ecotourism, market research and trends, planning & management policy, poverty alleviation, sustainable development, etc.
OneSearch
Search all of the library's e-book collections in one search . Enter a search and, on the list of results, limit to e-books by checking "eBooks" on the left side of the result list.

Other Libraries

Find books and other materials in other libraries.

EZBorrow
Easily request BOOKS (but not articles or e-books) from other libraries.

Easily request BOOKS (but not articles or ebooks) from other libraries.
EZBorrow Help Page

BOOK Request Form
Need a book that you can't find in our library, or in EZBorrow? Use this form to request BOOKS from other libraries.
WorldCat
WorldCat searches thousands of library collections.

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Google Books

Google Books
Search the full-text of millions of books. Use as a "discovery" tool to find books on your topic. Books in the public domain (generally, pre-1923) are available full-text. Newer books offer limited viewing--from many pages to nothing.Note: This is just for books (and some magazines). To find scholarly articles, use Google Scholar.

Learn more from Google: About Google Books and the Google Books Library Project.
Additional info from Wikipedia: Google Books

WorldCat lets you search thousands of libraries worldwide. (You will need to use Interlibrary Loan to get the book.) Enter a title, subject or author:

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Find Books: Overview