You can search for books and eBooks in OneSearch by clicking on the link below.
Search the library catalog for a specific topic using "Subject" OR "Any field" search:
Art [tons of subtopics] Aztecs [has subtopics]
Art--Latin America Inca Art
Art--Latin America--Bibliography Indigenous art--Central America
Art--Latin America--History Indigenous art--South America
Art--Peru Kahlo, Frida
Art, Latin American [lots of subtopics] Maya art
Art, Latin American--20th century Mexican American art [this is the term for Chicano art]
Art, Latin American--History Mural painting and decoration [has subtopics]
Art, Latin American--Spanish influences Mural painting and decoration, Mexican [has subtopics]
Art, Latin American--United States Olmec art
Artists--Latin America Painters--Mexico--Biography
Artists--Mexico Painting, Mexican [has subtopics]
Sculpture [has subtopics]
Also browse the Oversize Collection in the half-bookcases.
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.
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.
The following 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.
These 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.