Research Guides @ Fordham: Sociology: Finding Books

Finding Books with Library Catalogs & OneSearch

► Searching library catalogs helps researchers find books (print & electronic) that Fordham owns. Fordham has two library catalogs that search the same information with different interfaces:

Library Catalog
This option uses the Enterprise search interface.

Classic Library Catalog
The option uses the classic search interface.

► OneSearch (EBSCO Discovery Service) on the library homepage aggregates books Fordham owns plus some articles. It also includes bibliographic records for items that Fordham does not own.

Search Limiters in OneSearch:

All Filters connects researchers to a range of search options.

Full Text prioritizes full text electronic resources and will not include print items.

Catalog only searches for books and periodicals in the library catalog; this setting will not search inside books or journals.

Peer Reviewed prioritizes articles from peer reviewed journals.

All time lets researchers target a search for all time, the past 12 months, the past 5 years, of the past 10 years.

Source type enables researchers to select books, ebooks, academic journals, news, magazines, and more.

Turn on the Natural language search button to use AI enhancements to parse search terms. Learn more from EBSCO.

Library Services & WorldCat

Placing Holds on Print Books
Find information from the Circulation department about placing holds on print books for pickup at your desired campus library.

Document Delivery Request Form
If you would like a scan of a book chapter or a journal article in our print collection emailed to you, fill out the form above.

Interlibrary Loan
Open an account with Interlibrary Loan to request access to books, articles, etc. that Fordham does not own.

WorldCat FirstSearch
OCLC's subscription-based platform for precision searching of WorldCat. Offers robust options to search by title, author, subject heading, format, publisher, publication city, and more.

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