Using the Library Catalog
Books can be found in the library's General Collection, or the white-labeled book shelves. Use the call number to find the book on the shelves. You can check out 20 general books at one time. Each book can be checked out for 3 weeks, with up to two renewals of 3 weeks each.
Some books are found in our eBook collection, so they are available online and not in print on our shelves. Clicking on the book title will take you to a page where you can click on the link under the "View Online" section, which takes you to another page where you need to click on the PDF in the left margin to read the full book.
Helpful Search Terms for "Subject" Search in OneSearch
Animation (Cinematography)--Japan--History
Art, Ancient
Art, Asian
Art, Korean--History
Art, Oriental
Art, South Asian--20th century
Art--Asia, Central
Art--Cambodia--Angkor (Extinct City)
Art--China
Art--China--History
Art--Japan
Art--Japan--History
Art objects, Chinese
Indus civilization
Neolithic period--Asia, Central
eBook Tutorial
Books and eBooks
The Civilizations of the East: Near and Middle East (vol. 1) by Call Number: CB251 .G72 1967 v.1Publication Date: 1967
Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970 by Call Number: N6538.A83 A835 2008ISBN: 9780804757515Publication Date: 2008-08-11
Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents, 1900-1970 by Call Number: N6538.A83 A837 2008ISBN: 9780520258648Publication Date: 2008-11-12
War Baby / Love Child: Mixed Race Asian American Art by Call Number: N6538.A83 W37 2013ISBN: 0295749202Publication Date: 2013-01-17Also available as an eBook!
East-West in Art : Patterns of Cultural & Aesthetic Relationships by Call Number: N7260 .B66 1966Publication Date: 1966
Erotic Art of the East: The Sexual Theme in Oriental Painting & Sculpture by Call Number: N7260 .R35 1977ISBN: 042503495XPublication Date: 1977-10-01
A Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Oriental Arts: Japan, 4 vols. by Call Number: N7262 .P53 1969Publication Date: 1969
Chinese Art: One Hundred Plates in Colour Reproducing Pottery & Porcelain of All Periods, Jades, Paintings, Lacquer, Bronzes and Furniture by Call Number: N7340 .H7 1952Publication Date: 1952
The Lotus Sutra in Chinese Art: A Study in Buddhist Art to the Year 1000 by Call Number: N7343 .D35Publication Date: 1954
Great Waves and Mountains: Perspectives and Discoveries in Collecting the Arts of Japan by Call Number: N7354.5 .G74 2022ISBN: 9781683402657Publication Date: 2022-12-13
Asian Political Cartoons by Call Number: NC1680 .L46 2023ISBN: 9781496842527Publication Date: 2023-01-27
Mirroring China's Past: Emperors, Scholars, and Their Bronzes by Call Number: NK7983.22 .M57 2018ISBN: 9780300228632Publication Date: 2018-03-27
Information Needed from OneSearch to Find Book on Shelf
Once you have search results, click on one of the books. A screen for that book will pop up
For each book you will see the citation information, description, collection, call number, and status.
Always check the status first to make sure it says "Available" before you get too excited about a book.
Then check which collection it can be found in. If it says "General Collection" it is in the white-labeled bookcases, and if it says "Reference Collection" it is in the green-labeled bookcases. If it says "Delano Library", it's at the Delano Campus.
Lastly, always write down the entire call number! See the box below about how to use that to find the book on the shelf.
Finding Books on the Library Shelf
Call Number= the address of the book on its spine
The signs on the end of the bookcases only refer to first two lines of a call #.
Pay attention to "collection" on the book entry in the catalog:
REFERENCE= Green-labeled bookcases
GENERAL= White-labeled bookcases
Once in correct aisle, read call number, matching one line at a time, until find the right book. Browse the shelves around it for possibly more books on your topic.