I Need to Find Books
Finding books in the ND Libraries
The ND Catalog lists all books, journal and newspaper titles, videos, etc. in the Hesburgh Libraries (excluding the Law Library).
CatalogPlus lists all books, journal and newspaper titles, videos, etc. in the Hesburgh Libraries, the Kresge Law Library, and the Saint Marys, Holy Cross College, and Bethel College libraries.
To find books, search the ND Catalog using: (Hover over images to see larger versions)
| Keyword anywhere when you are looking for books on a specific topic. Type in the keywords you think are most appropriate. |   |
| Title begins with... when you already know the name of a book you want. Type in the first few words of a book title, excluding articles (A, An, The) when they are the first word. |   |
| Author (last name first) when you know the name of the author. |   |
Finding e-books in the ND Libraries
| To find e-books in CatalogPlus, first do your search, then select "Online Resources" and "Books" under "Limit results by" in the left column of the search results page. |   |
The Libraries provide access to a number of e-book collections, all of whose contents are not listed in the catalog. The collections are listed here.
Didn't find what you were looking for?
If the Hesburgh Libraries don't have the book you are looking for, you can also check:
- Other local and regional catalogs, some of which you can borrow from directly
- WorldCat, which lists books in thousands of libraries worldwide, and lets you initiate interlibrary loan requests
- Interlibrary Loan, which can help you borrow books from other libraries
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