Research Guides: TSEM 102: Risk and Resilience (Brar): Finding Books

Request Books

If the library does not have a copy of the book you need:

Check Cook OneSearch to find out if another library within the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) has a copy.
You can request print books at other USMAI libraries using the "Request Item" link."
Log-in with your TU NetID and password, and select "Towson University" for your delivery location.
You'll receive an email when your book can be picked up at the library.

Cook Library has experienced librarians and library assistants ready to help, no matter where you are!

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Text message: 410-774-1398

Phone: 410-704-2462

You can also:

Cook OneSearch This link opens in a new window
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Find books, articles, media, government information, and other library resources all in one place. Search what Towson owns as well as resources at other USMAI Libraries.

Finding Books Using Cook OneSearch
This video demonstrates how to find books using Cook OneSearch.

WorldCat TU
WorldCat TU is a great way to find books not only at our library, but also through the USMAI system, and libraries worldwide. The books available at Towson will show up first in your search results and then USMAI, followed by other WorldCat Libraries.
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Get the call number and location information for the item in order to find it in Cook Library. For books owned by USMAI libraries, use the 'Request Item' button to get it. For books at other WorldCat Libraries, click the "Request Item through Interlibrary Loan."

The library has access to many thousands of eBooks, which you can find using Cook OneSearch, WorldCat Local, or the databases linked here.

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A multidisciplinary e-book database that covers all academic subject areas. The collection includes more than 150,000 titles from more than 220 academic, STM, and professional publishers. Towson University's Ebook Central collection also includes 8 separate databases in business, marketing and economics; humanities; life and physical science; medical sciences; computers and information technology; engineering and technology; social and behavioral sciences; education; and reference and maps. In order to download books for offline viewing, you will need Adobe Digital Editions. This collection of ebooks used to be hosted on Ebrary and EBL.
EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
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This collection contains a large selection of ebook titles representing a broad range of academic subjects, including arts and humanities, business, literature, social sciences, sciences, and technology. Books range in audience level from basic introductory texts to scholarly monographs. Titles are from a wide range of publishers, including Cambridge University Press, Harvard University Press, MIT Press, Oxford University Press, Sage Publications, Springer, Wiley, and more.