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Communication & New Media: Find Books & eBooks

This guide covers basic resources that may be useful to the Communication and New Media Department.

Search WorldCat

Click here for a guide to how to use the WorldCat Discovery.

Searching in WorldCat Discovery

Advanced Search Techniques in WorldCat Discovery

Purchase Request Form

Do you have a recommendation for a library purchase? Please fill out this purchase request form.

Note: Instructional orders are dealt with as quickly as possible and are a first priority. We will accommodate other requests as funds become available.

Find Books

Use the links below to search for books. If you need books not held at Scarborough Library, you may request Interlibrary loans.

  1. WorldCat Discovery - books at Scarborough Library and libraries worldwide, with interlibrary loan features built-in
  2. Google Books - newer books not always available in full-text, but still a good discovery tool

Sample Library Catalog Subject Searches

Advertising Desktop publishing Graphic arts
Graphic design typography Mass Media Public relations
Social Media Visual communication Written communication

Now remember, these searches will bring you up a lot of results! Be sure to use the limiters (or filters) on the left side of screen on WorldCat Discovery to limit the search results. If you want something today, use be sure to click on Shepherd University under Held by Library. If you need something that we do not have access to you can request an interlibrary loan.

Interlibrary Loan

Does our library not have the book that you need? Use Interlibrary Loan! It's a free service for Shepherd University faculty, staff, students, and Scarborough Society members. We cannot get textbooks.

Request Books

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If you have any questions about Interlibrary Loans, contact:
Patrick Weber
Coordinator of Interlibrary Loan
Email
304-876-5691
Scarborough Library Room 205

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