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

Search Books

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

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)

eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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eBook Central (ProQuest)
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