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By clicking on the "Books" tab in the SEARCH box on the library home page, you can discover both print books and eBooks in the library collection. Both print books and eBooks are also discoverable using the "Everything" tab.

After searching, use the filters to narrow your results by date, availability, and more.

What to know about print books:

If you sign into the system, then your name will appear in the upper right hand corner. Once signed in you can access features such as:

• Request a print book for pick up.
• Request a digital scan of a book chapter.

Other features to note in the book record view for print books:

• Use the "Virtual Browse" feature at the bottom of the record to see what else is on the book shelf near the item.
• Use the "Map To Location" link to see exactly where the book is located in the library.

What to know about eBooks:

You can discover eBooks either through the "Books" or "Everything" search.  To limit your results to e-Books only, check the box next to "Available Online" under the "Availability" heading.

In addition to the search box on the library home page, eBooks can be discovered within specific databases. 

Catalog Quick Search

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Google Books is extremely useful, because it searches the complete text of a book. It can help you find books that may not come up in the library catalog. When you find a book that looks good, then do a "Title starts with" search in SEARCH to see if the Library has it.

As of 2019, Google Books contained over 40 million scanned books. Many from before 1925 are available full-text.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) makes resources available by providing electronic or physical delivery of material from other library collections. Material that is not owned by Stony Brook University Libraries may be obtained from other participating libraries.

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