Library Guides: HIST 302W: Louisiana Purchase: Finding Books

Books

Catalog (Penn State University Libraries catalog)
Use to find books and other materials in Penn State's collection

This is the online catalog of materials owned by Penn State Libraries. All formats (books, journals, audiovisuals, maps, recordings, etc.) are included. Circulation status for individual items is also provided. Coverage: Presently contains about 7 million records. Updates: Continuous up-to-the-minute as new records are added.
LionSearch
an integrated search of books, e-books, research articles, newspaper articles, and other publications

Interlibrary Loan

If Penn State does not have what you need, you can request materials directly from other libraries and have them delivered to Penn State using these databases.Top of the box

E-ZBorrow (Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium)
Search for and request materials from 50 PA and regional academic libraries

E-ZBorrow is a web gateway that allows simultaneous searching of over 60 academic library catalogs in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and West Virginia, including the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University, Carnegie Mellon University, and Rutgers University. Penn State faculty, staff, and students can place requests for books within E-ZBorrow.
WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch)
Search and request materials from libraries worldwide

OCLC WorldCat database is the OCLC online union catalog. It contains over 43 million records describing library holdings around the world.