Research Guides: Distance Learning: Books

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How to Find Books in the Libraries

Get the transcript and additional resources in our "How Do I" guide: How To Find Books in the Libraries.

Reference Sources

How to find dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference sources.

Electronic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
From the UA Libraries databases page, select "Dictionaries and Encyclopedias" from the Types menu.
Electronic Reference Sources and Tools
Automatically filtered for "Reference Sources and Tools" from the Types menu.
Find Reference Sources with Scout
Here are helpful hints:
- Enter a subject or topic in which you are interested and the word dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, reference, etc..
- Search for a topic then narrow the results to a particular type of publication by using the Source Types limiter on the left side of the page.

Scout Search

Use Scout to search for books, journals, articles, and more.

WorldCat

Use WorldCat to search for items from libraries around the world. You can use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to request items not available in the UA Libraries.

Google Books

Use Google Books to search millions of books from libraries and publishers around the world. You can use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to request items not available in the UA Libraries.