discoverE
Use the CATALOG TAB on discoverE to find books, journals (titles only, not contents), videos, cds and other materials at all the Emory libraries
Use the COMBINED TAB on discoverE to find books AND articles:
You DON'T HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE BOOK!!!
- Often, scholarly books are simply collections of articles by different authors!
- Focus only on the relevant chapters to incorporate research into your assignments.
You can
- Take photos of book pages
- Use one of the Bizhub machines (on Level 2 across from the Library Service Desk) to scan and email book pages to yourself for FREE. Ask someone there for help.
Find the books in the Book Stacks -- you need the call number then you can locate the book's location using this Guide.
How to Read a Call Number
Library of Congress call numbers are arranged alphabetically and numerically. Read call numbers from left to right and from top to bottom.
Letters in the first line of the call number are alphabetical:
| H 45 .E37 1984 |
HA 155 .A5 1944 |
HB 21 .A33 1982 |
HC 13 .S47 1990 |
Numbers in the second line of the call number are in numerical order:
| B 53 .D476 1990 |
B 785 .L44 M67 1991 |
B 1201 .B44 W64 1997 |
B 1246 .R66 1986 |
Letters in the third line are alphabetical:
| KF 240 .B265 1981 |
KF 240 .C538 1989 |
KF 240 .S795 1995 |
KF 240 .T38 1989 |
Numbers in the third line of the call number are in decimal order. It is important to remember that there is an “invisible” decimal point between the letter and the number:
| L 901 .C33 |
L 901 .C34 1971 |
L 901 .C343 1976 |
L 901 .C37 1996 |
There may be a fourth line of letters and numbers. These will also be in alphabetical and decimal number order.
The last line of a call number may be a year. This indicates the publication date.