Finding Library Resources
On this page you will discover how to find books and ebooks in the library catalog, search for articles in both Academic Search Premier and Proquest, and access our streaming media databases.
Finding Books Video
Finding Books in the Library Catalog Instructions
- Start with the Library Catalog. Go the Boise State University Library Website and select the link for Books, Videos, and More. This takes you to the landing page for the Library Catalog.
- If you know the title of the book you are looking for, type the title in to the search box on this page and make sure to put it in Quotations. That way the catalog will search for it as a whole rather than individual words. Then press search or enter.
- If you are just looking for books on a subject, type in some keywords or key phrases and press search or enter.
- Once you have a list of search results, use the filter for books (which includes ebooks) to limit to just books and ebooks.
- Follow the prompts to either access online, find out the physical location, or request it from Interlibrary Loan.
Search WorldCat Discovery
Interdisciplinary Databases at Albertsons Library
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowThis multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 8,500 journals, including full text for more than 4,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Subjects: Interdisciplinary, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Psychology, Religion and Philosophy, Science and Technology, Veterinary Science
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
An aggregated database of periodical content bringing together complete databases across all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, and Humanities, as well as core titles in the Performing and Visual Arts, History, Religion, and Philosophy, and includes thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world.
- Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Search scholarly journals, books, and proceedings in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities and navigate the full citation network. Search across all author and author affiliations, track citation activity with Citation Alerts, and see citation activity and trends with Citation Report.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Browse scholarly journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and basic sciences from the earliest issues to within a few years of current publication. JSTOR now includes Artstor, collections of high-quality images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences disciplines, curated from leading museums and archives around the world.
