Searching the Catalog
A library’s catalog will give you a listing of all the books, journals, and other resources owned by the library. It will tell you what is available both online and on the shelves. Be sure to note the location, call number and whether or not the item is checked out.
- Transy Library Quick Search (catalog) This link opens in a new window
The Transylvania Library Catalog, or Quick Search, provides access to ebooks, physical books, articles, and databases paid for By your Transy Library. It's a good place to start your search.
Find books NOT on our shelves
- Project GutenbergProject Gutenberg offers over 50,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.
- HathiTrust Digital Library - ebooks This link opens in a new window
The HathiTrust Digital Library provides access to millions of digitized books and publications. Most of these are out of copyright which means that most are pre-1923 although there are some full text books dated after that. It is a consortial project of multiple libraries in the U.S.
Library of Congress Classification: Art
Search tips in a specific discipline:
Find a book related to your topic. Click on the title, then browse the Subjects links included in the record to “find more like this one”. Once you click on a Subjects link, you will be taken to a list of all the items in the catalog that share that subject heading.
Browse LC call numbers: Art
Find books on the library shelves by browsing the Library of Congress call numbers.
