How to Find Books

Search the Catalog for books Duke owns

Select a 'search type' (Keywords, Title, Author, Subject Heading, or ISBN/ISSN)

Keyword Search

• Combine keywords on your topic
  • Ex. immigration united states

• Use quotation marks around phrases
  • Ex. "American Revolution"

Try the 'Advanced Search' for more options while searching:

Find the Location and Call Number for the item you would like:

• ex. Perkins/Bostock Library PR4555. A1 2005 (stacks)
• Use Locate Materials to find the library and book location.

If the book is checked out...

Click on the title of the book to view the full record.  Then select 'Get this Title.'  At the bottom of the next page, select the 'Request' link to recall the book (one minute tutorial).

Book and Article Delivery (BARD)

Duke Faculty and Duke Graduate Students may request articles and books delivered to your closest library using BARD (Book/Article Delivery).

Get books Duke Libraries do not own

• Request books that Duke does not own through Interlibrary Loan and we will borrow them for you.
• Search the online catalogs of other area libraries where you can borrow materials
  
  • Search TRLN (combined catalog of Duke, UNC, NCSU, NCCU libraries)
    
  • Durham Public Library
• Confirm that the book you are looking for exists using WorldCat, an exhaustive database of books