Metadata and Cataloging Librarian
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San Antonio, Texas 78228
Book Databases
Discover and the Library Catalog are the main databases to find books. This box highlight the differences between the databases and make some suggestions for search these sources.
Discover
Discover is the Blume Library's portal search. It includes books and eBooks but searchers will also find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, encyclopedia articles, government publications, and videos. I recommend this search for engineering books.
One way to locate books: 1) search for your topic and 2) limit your search to Monographs.
Another way: Limit to eBooks from "Source Types" section.
- Discover This link opens in a new window
Blume Library's primary search tool. This robust feature helps scholars find scholarly journals and articles, books, eBooks, music, videos, government information, and more. Input the keywords of your research to generate a results list full of articles and items covering the topic. Use boolean phrases (AND, OR, NOT) and other limiters to focus a search or modify a results list. This tool searches most of the Blume Library holdings including the Library Catalog of physical items and eResources.
Learn more about this powerful resource: DISCOVER
Reach out to a Blume Librarian for research assistance: RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
Library Catalog
The Library Catalog includes books owned by the Blume Library and the Law Library. The Library Catalog mainly includes print books but retrieves a with a substantial number of eBooks as well. I suggest using the Library Catalog when you want to limit yourself to print books. It also offers the best way to browse by call number. You can also use your Rattler card number, under "My Library", to see a list of the books you already have checked out.
- Library CatalogBooks and other materials owned by the Blume Library and the Law Library.
Engineering Call Numbers
Call Numbers
You may want to browse the online collection and the physical collection by call number. Browsing is a good way to find books that you weren't aware of.
The two main areas for engineering are Ts (engineering) and the QAs (computer science) in the Library of Congress (LoC) classification system.
- Library of Congress Classification SystemAll classes. Blume Library books are arranged by LC call numbers.
- Library of Congress Classification: Science (Q)Includes computer science and mathematics. PDF.
- Library of Congress Classification: Technology (T)Includes many engineering call numbers. PDF.
Recent Engineering eBooks (2019-2020)
