Economics MA/Ph. D. Students: Research/Publishing Sources

Books and eBooks Catalog Searching At The University of Alabama

Scout

Use Scout to search The University of Alabama Libraries' catalog for books. Scout also simultaneously searches databases and Internet resources. Very useful for quick and general searches.

If UA does not own the book:

• Universal Borrowing
  • Borrow from other Alabama academic libraries. Books are delivered and may be picked up at UA Libraries.
  • For details see: https://www.lib.ua.edu/using-the-library/circulation-services/requesting-materials/
• Request the book from Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
  • The UA library will attempt to locate and borrow materials not owned by our libraries.
  • ILL - From the Bruno homepage, click Interlibrary Loan in the "Services" column: http://brunolib.cba.ua.edu/
  • Note that first time users register to get a username and password.
• Hint: Use WorldCat to see how many other libraries own the book:
  • Choose "WorldCat" in the library database list
    • http://brunolib.cba.ua.edu/search/databases/dball.html
    • WorldCat is a combined library catalog of libraries throughout the world. If not many libraries carry the book, it may be difficult to obtain.