Find a Book
If you find a physical book, it will have something called a call number. The call number is like its home address; it explains where the book "lives" in the library. You can copy and paste any call number into the Call Number Locator below to find its location in the library.
A call number will look something like this:
HD66 .S4849 2017
Use the call number locator map below to see what shelf the book is located on in the library.
Limit Your Search to eBooks
While you can have physical books shipped to you as a distance learner, sometimes, in the interest of time, it's faster to limit your search to eBooks that don't require waiting on the shipping and handling of materials.
Luckily, in the SURF search results, you'll find a menu on the left side of the page with different limiters. By selecting the limiter under "Availablity" for "Available Online" you'll limit your search to only those books you can view online.
Ebooks do not have a Call Number, they are accessible via a link in a catalog record. Once you limit your search to "Available online" if you click on one of the search results you'll be taken to the catalog record. You can either use the menu on the left and click on the link for "View Online" or you can scroll down to the "View Online" section.
From "View Online" you'll find a link that will take you directly to the eBook. Sometimes there may be multiple links as we may have multiple access points to read the eBook. If you get an error message, it is possible the book is "checked out" and not available. If you get a message that it is a DDA title and a suggestion to email Nicole Kulp, this means the title is basically available on demand. Follow that suggestion and Nicole will ensure the title is turned on and available to use.
