HIST 3000W - The History Workshop (OLD): Books

HathiTrust Digital Library includes full-text of materials, many out of copyright (1923 or before), and records of later materials to theVanderbilt community from the a partnership of major U.S. academic and research libraries.

Google Books. Searches the full text of books and selected journals and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition, and stored in its digital database. Most titles are no longer in print or commercially available.

Most books that deal with historical topics are shelved in the Central Library. The catalog shows the book call number and location. 

A book that is CHECKD-OUT may be recalled, once you login with your VUnet ID, by clicking on the Request link in the "Get It" section, near the middle of the catalog record. You will be notified when the recalled item is available for your use.

Need help making sense of the Call # you found in Library Catalog?  or where to find the book in the library? 

WorldCat contains more than 125 million records describing items owned by U.S. libraries and libraries around the world.  

These items include books, manuscripts, musical scores, films, newspapers, etc.

Vanderbilt University library holdings are linked through WorldCat records.

Request the Item Via Interlibrary Loan (ILL):

What is ILL?

• ILL gives you access to loans or copies of materials that the Library does not own

• Most items arrive in 3-10 days

• There is no charge to you for this service

How do I submit a request?

• Log in to your secure, personal ILL account and choose a request form

• Or, click on , available in many databases and online catalogs,  to request items as you search.  For more information about this magical button click here.