Finding Books
Search in the library catalog for books using OneSearch
- OneSearch This link opens in a new windowA discovery tool that searches most of the University Libraries' collections, including books, journal articles, newspapers, dissertations, music, and video recordings.
From the results screen, you can narrow down results to just books available in person at UR by clicking the "In the Library" and "Books" filters from the left-side of the screen
There are two main ways to specifically find ebooks in the library:
1. OneSearch
- After searching for your topic in OneSearch, add the "Online" and "Books" filters to narrow results to ebooks
2. Ebooks Databases
- Access the following databases directly to search for relevant ebooks
- ***Note: these are not the only ebook databases available at UR, nor do they feature results that wouldn't come up in OneSearch. Rather they allow you to more easily browse relevant ebooks based on your research topic
- eBook Collection (Gale) This link opens in a new windowCollection of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
- eBook Collection (Project MUSE) This link opens in a new windowA collection of books on a wide range of topics from major university presses and scholarly publishers. Search results may include titles not owned by the library. Use the search refinement options to find available ("Only content I have full access to") books.
- eBook Collection (JSTOR) This link opens in a new windowA collection of books on a wide range of topics from university presses, public policy organizations, and independent presses. Books and journals are searched through the same portal, so use the search refinement tools for content type to identify only books.
- eBook Collection (Cambridge University Press) This link opens in a new windowA collection of books from the world's oldest publishing house and second-largest university press on topics in science, technology, medicine, humanities, and social sciences. Search results may include titles not owned by the library. Use the search refinement options to find available books ("Only show content I have access to").
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
- You can request books (and other resources) from other institutions using UR's interlibrary loan service
- The service is 100% free, though it may take a few days for your items to arrive
- Click here to activate your account or log in to the ILL system
- Questions? Contact our ILL department at ill@richmond.edu
Need help? Chat with a Librarian
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- OneSearch This link opens in a new windowA discovery tool that searches most of the University Libraries' collections, including books, journal articles, newspapers, dissertations, music, and video recordings.
