Why use books for my research?
These are call number subsections you might want to browse for books about Art & Art History topics:
For a more detailed breakdown of the call number ranges, visit the Library of Congress Classification Outline.
There are three ways to get books at SU:
Our consortium, The University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI)
First stop for books: SU's Resource Finder search box, also known as SURF!
https://www.salisbury.edu/libraries/ or click the image below to go to SURF's Advanced Search page:
TIPS TO REMEMBER WHEN SEARCHING IN THE CATALOG:
As you review bibliographies, reference lists, etc., you will discover additional sources to possibly use.
Find them using the CitationLinker.
SU's books are located in the Guerrieri Academic Commons in the Pit (1st floor) and the Stacks (3rd floor). Our archival collection is located on the 4th floor of the GAC. The Curriculum Resource Center is located on the 2nd floor of TETC/Conway Hall.
The call number of a library book is like its home address. We use Library of Congress (LC) classification, which is very different from Dewey Decimal System.
The LC call numbers look like this:
PS 3564 .O9147 M36 1996
Copy and paste any call number you find in SURF to see where it lives in the library. Be sure to include the correct Collection or else it might send you to the wrong spot.