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Useful Subject Headings and Call Number Areas
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Pottery AncientBooks with the subject heading Pottery, Ancient
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Indian PotteryBooks on the subject of Indian Pottery
Below is a list of Call Number areas for Fine Arts and Design Resources for general browsing purposes when searching for images. The handout below the table is visual map version of this table.
| Subject | Call Number |
| Advertising | HF 5801-6182 |
| Aesthetics | BH |
| Architecture | NA |
| Art Encyclopedias | N1-9165 |
| Art General | NX |
| Decorative Arts | NK |
| Drawing & Illustration | NC |
| Graphic Arts & Computer Graphics | TR, NC, Z200 |
| Jewelry Making | TS, TT |
| Music | M |
| Painters & Painting | ND |
| Photography | TR |
| Printmaking | NE |
| Sculpture & Sculptors | NB |
Ceramics and Pottery Books
Ceramics and Pottery Art & Artist Books can be found in the NK call number area on the 6th floor of the library.
Ceramics and Pottery Techniques Books can be found in the TT call number area on the 7th floor of the library.
Other Catalogs
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TexShareA TexShare card is free for all current Texas State students and employees and provides borrowing privileges at Participating Libraries.
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WorldCat(OCLC)
| Interlibrary Loan |
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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)ILL is a free lending service available to current Texas State students and employees. ILL borrows items from other libraries that Alkek Library does not own such as journal articles, books, DVDs, CDs—anything you might need for your research.
Use ILLiad, the online Interlibrary Loan request, to order your ILL items. Enter as much information as you know about the item you need, and the ILL staff will try to track it down.
Contact & Pick-up Info: 512.408-3996 or email with additional questions. Items can be picked up at the Ask Alkek Desk on the 2nd floor of the Library.
Ceramics Books in the Library
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The Artful Teapot
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Call Number: NK8730 .C559 2001, 6th Floor, Oversize ShelvesISBN: 0823003191Publication Date: 2001-10-01 -
Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics
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Call Number: NK3930 .C59 2012ISBN: 9780300169973Publication Date: 2012-03-27 -
The Art of Chinese Ceramics
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Call Number: NK4165 .W43 2006, 6th Floor, Oversize ShelvesISBN: 9781592650477Publication Date: 2008-03-27 -
Ceramics
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Call Number: NK4235 .S46 2004, Oversize Shelves, 6th FloorISBN: 9780500511770Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Search for Books & More in the Library:
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Library CatalogUse the Library Catalog to search the main collection for print resources, multimedia resources, and ebooks. The Catalog also provides location and availability details. Use "Quotation marks" when searching a phrase.
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Start Your ResearchBooks, eBooks, and multimedia can also be searched using Start Your Research by limiting on the left to Library Catalog after a search is run.
You can use the Alkek Floor Plans to see the call number areas on the 5th and 6th floors where all the books are shelved by subject area. You can also browse the shelves for discovering even more books about your subject and other subjects. Have fun browsing!
A video to help you understand how to find the books by call number.
Alkek Library Catalog
Search the library catalog for print resources, ebooks, movies, and more!
TIPS:
- Click on the book title to see subject headings (example below), if you're having trouble coming up with the right keywords to find your books or articles.
- Use truncation, for example if searching for political or politics, you can type polit* and get any form of the root word before the *
USE SUBJECT HEADINGS LINKS TO FIND OTHER MATERIALS ON YOUR TOPIC
Handouts for Finding Books
Below is a browsing map with different areas of inerest highlighted in yellow to use when you are looking for any image related subject, topic, or medium. Click the image to download a printable PDF version of it and to see it better. :)
