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Research Tutorials

Welcome to finding books

What to know: Texas State Libraries have over 2.8 million items that can all be found within the online library catalog. The library catalog does NOT contain journal articles. ​

What you’ll learn: How to search the online catalog to find and use print books, ebooks, and audiobooks - no matter where they are in the library. ​

Why you should care: Books are a great source of research information (even background research!), so being able to locate them effectively will save you time.   ​

Searching the Catalog

Accessing physical materials

Accessing ebooks

Try it! Find a book on your general topic (or your research question).