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The Hilton Library has Open Stacks which means you can browse the shelves to select books.

Bring books to the Library Help Desk to check them out
Your CIA ID card is your library card
Loan periods for borrowing and renewing books:
- Students - 4 weeks
- Faculty & Staff - 3 months
You can view and renew your borrowed books in Omnivore. Sign In to your account.
If the book you need is not owned by the CIA Library, use Omnivore BookSearch to discover books;
click the button Request Item through Interlibrary Loan and fill out the form. Learn more about ILL.

Log in to the eBooks with your CIA username and password, the same as MainMenu and Moodle (not your full email.)

eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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A growing collection of scholarly, reference and professional eBooks in culinary studies and more. Access online--anywhere, anytime.
Firefox Users: In order to view PDF-format ebooks in Firefox, go to Tools Menu > Options > Applications, and scroll down to Portable Document Format (PDF) to select "Use Adobe Acrobat (in Firefox)". You may need to close and reopen your browser for the change to occur.
Ebook Central (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Axis360 eBooks & Audiobooks (Baker & Taylor) This link opens in a new window
Bloomsbury Food Library This link opens in a new window
Bloomsbury Food Library offers cross-searchable access to a broad and expanding range of encyclopedias, references works, e-books, images, and more.
It reflects the interdisciplinary nature of this growing subject, making it an essential resource for students and scholars studying food, on courses as wide-ranging as history, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, human geography, sustainability, agriculture, culinary arts, literary studies, political science, and development studies.
Food Science Reference Module This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia entries provide introductions and background information for a wide range of food science topics.
Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window

Course Reserves (Textbooks) This link opens in a new window
Search for textbooks and other required readings in the Library Reserve Collection by course name and instructor or browse by course number.

The Library's book stacks are organized by the Library of Congress Classification.

The book collection begins on the 4th floor of the library and continues down through the following two floors.

4th floor ___ A- HE

History (incl. food history & customs), psychology, economics.

3rd floor ___ HF- TT

Wines, brewing, food processing, agriculture, science, business, social sciences, arts, literature.

2nd floor ___ TX - Z

Culinary arts, cookbooks, baking and pastry, mixology.