Finding Books

There are several ways to get books at the library and the best place to start is the library catalog.

BGSU Libraries Catalog
Search 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 Catalog
Search 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.
Freely Available Version
Mobile access (for freely available version)
HathiTrust Digital Library
A 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 Catalog
Thousands of full-text electronic books, particularly classic works of Western literature, and reference books.