LibGuides: Library &amp; Research Overview: Find Books

Checking Out Books

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
You can check books out for 1 month and renew once for another month
“I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten;
even so, they have made me.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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E-Books

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.
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

Understanding the Book Record in Omnivore

Look at the record in the Omnivore catalog to learn more about the book. This will help you evaluate the book and determine if the book is useful and appropriate.

Finding a Book on the Library Shelves

In the Library Catalog, look for:

Call Number - the "address" of the book on the shelf, e.g. TX 820 .C9676 2011
Location e.g Circulating (2nd Floor)
Circulation Status - 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 at the Library Help Desk
Reference encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc. to be used in the Library; located on the main floor (3rd floor)

Finding the Call Number, Location, & Status

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.