Remember that you may be better served with books by thinking of the broader context! You can cover a lot more in a 150 page book than in a 7 page article--so what you need from a book may be only one small part of it. Look at the table of contents and index to help you determine if what you want is present in a book. If you can't find anything immediately on your topic, think about the broader context your specific topic might fall into and start your search from there.
You can search for print books and eBooks together or separately below.
Use SURF to Find Books and Ebooks
This SURF search box is the same as the one you can find on the Library Homepage. Just type in the title, author, or keywords directly into the box for a quick search. This will take you to a new screen featuring all of the SU Libraries catalog results for what you searched, which you can filter and refine to best fit your search needs.
Physical books will have their call number listed and you can use the Call Number Locator Map on the right side of this page to find where physical books are in the library! eBooks should have links directly to how you can access them in their entries.
Call Numbers for Physical Books
Books in our library are organized according to the Library of Congress Classification system and our main stacks are located on the third floor of the library. In this system, you can look at the letters at the beginning of a book to know if it is relevant to a specific subject.
For music research, you should know that Class M - Music is divided into the subclasses:
M - Music; ML - Literature on Music; MT - Music Instruction and Study.
Print scores for many instruments and ensembles are available to check out in this class, just look for the purple sign on shelf number 92 in the stacks as a signal. Because they're so small, most scores are placed in binders with other scores. Feel free to pull out the ones you need!
Call Number Locator Map
Use this to find which shelf your book is on.
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