Subject Guides: Humanities: Books & eBooks

Ways to Search For Books

HBLL Scholar Search: Keyword searching. Select Books & Ebooks search and perform advance or simple searches for printed books and E-books held by HBLL. Look under both tabs, "In the Library" and "Available Online".

Other Libraries - Try WorldCat: Unified catalog of research libraries and public libraries throughout the world. Includes books, serials, sound recordings, data files, musical scores, and visual materials. Search using Library Catalog commands. Updated daily. Interlibrary loan database. Look up book, and order it from interlibrary loan.

E-books on the Web

HathiTrust This link opens in a new window
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Internet Archive
Find books, music scores, audio, video for free. Expanded borrowing access during COVID-19. Set up a free account.
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
Google Books
Getty Publications Virtual Library
Books about art published by the Getty.
Getty Research Portal
Access digitized art history publications, rare books, and related literature.

LC Call Numbers

LC Call Numbers for Humanities Subjects:

AZ Humanities Scholarship
B Philosophy
BH Aesthetics
BL-BX Religion
GR Folklore

GT 500-2370 Costume, Dress, Fashion
GV 1580-1799 Dance
M Music
N Visual Arts (general)
NA Architecture
NB Sculpture
NC Drawing
ND Painting
NE Print Media

NK Decorative Arts

NX General Fine & Performing Arts
P Languages

PA Greek & Latin Language & Literature

PL East Asian, African & Oceana Language & Literature

PN Literature
PN1600-1692 Drama

PN1865-1999 Cinematic Arts, Puppetry,Pantomimes, Television, Radio

PN2000-3299 Dramatic Representation
PQ Romance Literatures
PR English Literature
PS American Literature
PT Germanic Literatures

TR Photography

TT Handicrafts

TX Home Economics

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