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TSEM 190: River Lore in American Literature (Jabbur)

Sources & strategies for research for the Honors Towson Seminar.

Searching for Books

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To find books within this comprehensive tool, it helps to limit by USMAI catalog and/or the Towson University location on the left side of the screen. Books as well as e-books will appear.

Cook Library Catalog
Search the Cook Library catalog for books, e-books and DVDs. Go to the Advanced Search box at the top of the screen, key in the name, keyword, or subject in the search box.

Read a Call Number

Call numbers are like addresses for books in the library. They are used to arrange the books on the library’s shelves so every book has a specific location.

Anatomy of a Call Number

Here's a breakdown of the call number TK5105.887 .P63 2008

TK	Read the beginning letters in alphabetical order.
5105.887	Read the first number (including decimal points) in numerical order.
.P63	The next piece is a combination of letters and numbers. Read the letter alphabetically and the number as a decimal.
2008	This is the year the book was published, which can be helpful if there are multiple editions of the book.

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Subjects: English