Looking for Books? You can find books by using our online catalog or you may want to browse the shelf. Print books are located in the "C to F" sections on the second floor of the library. Below is a high level view of the classification system. Clicking on the letters will open a more detailed description. Because history can be interdisciplinary, some books you need may be in a different section, like the religion section (Bs) for religious history, the art section (Ns) for art history, or the science section (Qs) for history of science and so on. Please ask a librarian if you need help locating books.
This continuously updated collection of ebooks includes: Cambridge Companions in Literature and Classics; the Cambridge Companions in Philosophy, Religion and Culture; and the Companions in Music. Covers literature, philosophy, religion, classics, cultural studies, and music. Includes over 500 titles, from Austen to Yeats, Martin Luther to Feminist Theology, Locke to Wittgenstein. Offering over 5000 essays in total; all fully searchable by author, title, topic or theme. (Cambridge-Direct. Cambridge Core is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.
E-Book Central is a collection of thousands of electronic books provided through Proquest. UD primarily has access to two collections:
-eLibro Premium, includes over 70,000 titles from more than 500 publishers, 95% from Latin America and Spain, on a variety of subjects.
-Science & Technology Ebook Collection, which offers more than 28,000 carefully curated ebooks spanning coverage in all science and technology topics with exceptional strength in computers and IT, engineering, life and physical sciences, and math. e-Book Central (Proquest) is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.
A collection of full text reference, scholarly, and popular books in online format (formerly NetLibrary). Establish an account within the database to save information for future use. (EBSCO). e-Book Collection (EBSCO) is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.