Individual Research Appointments
Remember: if you are stuck or just don't know where to start - you can make an individual research appointment with a reference librarian for help.
Librarian
Finding Books
There are several ways to get books at the library and the best place to start is the library catalog.
- BGSU Libraries CatalogSearch for books, videos, music scores, CDs, journals & newspapers, and archival and special collections available at the BGSU Libraries.
What if a book is checked out?
If the book you are searching for is unavailable at BGSU because we do not own it or it is checked out - don't despair. We have other options available.
- OhioLINK Library CatalogSearch for books, periodicals, electronic resources and other items in the 100+ OhioLINK member libraries.
- WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch)WorldCat contains catalog records, locations, and library borrowing information for books, journals, videos, sound recordings, archival materials and more owned by millions of libraries all over the world.
- HathiTrust Digital LibraryA digital archive for the collections of major American research libraries. Includes records for millions of items, many of which can be searched full text.
- Project Gutenberg Online CatalogThousands of full-text electronic books, particularly classic works of Western literature, and reference books.