MERLIN CATALOG: Use the Library Catalog to find books on various topics.
A number of search options exist including:
Keyword Search: Type keywords that describe your topic in the search box. Use quotation marks to search for phrases.
EXAMPLE: "art education"
Subject Search: Use the Subject Search to search for names, events, etc.
EXAMPLE: art study and teaching united states
Biographical Search: In a keyword search enter a person's name and the word biography.
EXAMPLE: Robert Mapplethorpe biography
Author Search: In an author search enter the author's name.
EXAMPLE: Efland, Arthur
Title Search: In a title search enter the name of a book.
EXAMPLE: Student Behavior in Art Classrooms
Keyword Search:
EXAMPLE: "art encyclopedia"; "art dictionary"; "art handbook"; "art manual"; "art gazetteer"; "art bibliography"; "art yearbook"; "art almanac"; "art directory"; "art index"
L Education (General)
LA History of Education
LB Theory and practice of education
LC Special aspects of education
LD Individual Institutions - United States
LE Individual Institutions - America (except United States)
LF Individual Institutions - Europe
LG Individual Institutions - Asia, Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands
LH College and school magazines and papers
LJ Student fraternities, United States
LT Textbooks
N Fine Arts
NA Architecture
NB Sculpture
NC Drawing, Design, Illustration
ND Painting
NE Print media
NK Decorative arts
NX Arts in general
TR Photography
TT Handicrafts
Interlibrary Loan (requesting materials not available in MU Libraries or through MERLIN or MOBIUS)
Branch Library Interlibrary Loan Services
Why use Google Books?
Google Books searches the full-text of books. It is great for narrow topics because it lets you search within the text of books--you can see the table of contents, index or a portion of the contents of the book. You can then locate the book in a nearby library.
