Finding Books
Library website
Terms entered into the single search box on the Cornell University Library website yield a wide variety of resources including cataloged materials, articles, databases names, online journals, and library websites and repositories. To focus your search on finding print or online books or journal titles click on the ‘Catalog.’
Library catalog
This catalog contains the holdings of 19 Cornell University libraries (over 8 million items) including records for books, DVD's/videos, sound recordings, magazines/newspapers/journals, computer files, government documents, manuscripts and archives, maps, musical scores, and more.
You can refine your search with the facets under the "Limit your search" menu. The drop down menu to the right of the search box allows you to change what field you are searching. (Author, Title, Keyword, Subject.)
Advanced Search
The Advanced Search offers multiple search fields and pull-down menus for more precision. In the example, below:
united states [phrase] [subject]
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women [all] [all fields]
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discrimination rights [any] [all fields]
- searches for the phrase "united states" in the subject field (these are pre-defined, Library of Congress subject headings),
- searches for the term "women" in all fields (anywhere in the library catalog record for an item),
- and searches for either "discrimination" OR "rights" in all fields (anywhere in the library catalog record for an item).
Beyond Cornell
From the list of results, under the "Limit your search" menu, select "Request from Libraries Worldwide"
Primary Source Collections
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Discovering the American Past to 1877 by Call Number: Olin Library, E175.8 .W47 2007Publication Date: 2006This is a print title, but we have temporary access to a digitized version via HathiTrust.Scroll down the HathiTrust record to find the links. Choose any available link. They do not have to say "Cornell." Then Check Out the item. -
Witness to America by Call Number: Olin Library, E173 .W78 2010Publication Date: 2010This collection of primary documents tells the story of the history of the United States throughout its existence, from first person perspectives of the people who lived it.
Primary Source Collections: Suburbia
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The Suburb Reader by Call Number: Fine Arts Library, HT352.U6 S795 2016Publication Date: 2016
Books as secondary sources
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Making Suburbia [ebook]Publication Date: 2015John Archer (Editor); Paul J. P. Sandul (Editor); Katherine Solomonson (Editor); Margaret Crawford (Foreword by)
How to Use HathiTrust e-Books
During the pandemic, you may encounter the following location information for books that indicate a type of electronic access provided by the HathiTrust:
That means it is a HathiTrust "ETAS" (Emergency Temporary Access Service) book and is only available electronically. Click on the "Connect to full text" link and sign in. Here are further instructions for how to use the HathiTrust ETAS:
