How to find a book using the Library Catalog
The library has hundreds of thousands of print books on all different topics, including:
~ Academic, subject-specific books (for instance psychology, biology, history, geography, the environment, music scores, philosophy, calculus, art, etc.)
~ Poetry
~ Popular Fiction
~ Classic Literature
~ Young Adult
~ Graphic Novels
Most physical (print) materials can be checked out for the whole semester at the Circulation Desk on the first floor. All you need is your ID! A few collections, such as Special Collections and the Reference Collection, do not circulate but can be used in the Library.
To search for books, go to the Library website and click on Library Catalog.
Type in your keyword(s), and click Search. This will search for both print books and e-books. To narrow to just print books, select Held By Library under Availability and Books under Resource Type.
Check out the video tutorial below for step-by-step instructions:
Books
New York State Government by Call Number: REF JK3416 .W37 2002ISBN: 9781930912168Publication Date: 2006-12-07An expanded and updated edition of the 2002 book that has become required reading for policymakers, students, and active citizens.
The New York Environment Book by Call Number: TD171.3.N5 G64 1990ISBN: 9781559630191Publication Date: 1990-04-01The New York Environment Book offers an in-depth analysis of New York City's environment.
Perspective ... an overview of major legislative issues by Call Number: NYS Documents Collection, Sub-Basement ; LEG 963.4-3 PEROM 209-34Publication Date: 2002-2008
Research in public policy analysis and management: Basic Theory, Methods and Perspectives by Call Number: Circulating Collection ; H61 .R465ISBN: 0892320443Publication Date: 1981-04-01
New York Politics by Call Number: Circulating Collection ; JK3416 .S25 2010ISBN: 9780765622044Publication Date: 2009-12-15Most New Yorkers have very little knowledge of how influence is wielded in Albany. This acclaimed book offers a chance to look behind those closed doors. The authors - an Albany-based political scientist and a former State Assembly member, now joined by an expert on political blogging and networking - infuse their discussion of institutions and processes with the drama and significance of real power politics. Completely revised and updated with extensive new material, the book covers recent political developments and electoral contests as well as all the basics: constitutional issues; historical, economic, social, and demographic factors; the functioning of executive, legislative, and judicial institutions; urban, local, and special district governments; parties, interest groups, and bureaucracies; and, finance, budgets, health, education, and welfare programs. Throughout, the authors are attentive to the many paradoxes and dualities that distinguish political, social, and economic life in the Empire State.
