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Professionalism & Life Skills (FRSH-100): Find Books

Introduction to using the Library for the FRSH-100 class.

Checking Out Books

 

 

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

Search Books

Omnivore BookSearch


Omnivore OneSearch Help Guide                    Advanced Search

About the EBook Collections

Finding a Book on the Library Shelves

In the Library Catalog, look for:

  • Holdings - Location in the Hilton Library
  • Call Number - the "address" of the book on the shelf, e.g. TX 820 .C9676 2011
  • Availability - Available, Checked Out, etc.

There are three locations for books:

  • Circulating books you can borrow; located on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors of the Library
  • Reserves books set aside by your instructors to be used in the Library; ask for them at the Library Help Desk
  • Reference encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc. to be used in the Library; located on the main floor (3rd floor)

Layout of the Hilton Library Book Stacks

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. 

Bldg. Level    Call Nos.    Subjects
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.

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