Find Books

Library Items

• Use the Library Catalog to find books available at Shippensburg Univeristy. Search by Keyword, Title, Author, or Subject and limit your search by date published, format, location, language, and more.
• Use EZ-Borrow if the library does not have a book you want. Search academic library catalogs around Pennsylvania by Title, Author, Subject or Keyword. When you find a book you want, place a request and it will arrive in ~3 business days.
• Use WorldCat to see if there is a library that owns a specific title. Search by Keyword, Title, Author, or Subject and receive a distance-sorted list of libraries which own the item.
• Request items via ILLiad if the Library Catalog and EZ-Borrow do not list the item you want. When placing a request, verify all information about the book (Amazon is an easy way to check) and include all required information (including ISBN). The requested item will arrive in 3-10 business days, depending on the lending library.

Library Catalogs

• Carnegie Mellon University Libraries - A major Pennsylvania research library.
• Cumberland County Public Library System
• Dickinson College
• Franklin County Public Library System
• Gettysburg College
• Library of Congress - The world's largest library.
• Messiah College
• Penn State (including PSU Mont Alto and Harrisburg)
• State Library of Pennsylvania
• University of Pennsylvania - The largest research library in Pennsylvania.

Library Consortia and Directories

• Access PA - A combined catalog of almost 3,000 Pennsylvania Libraries, including academic, school, public, and special libraries.
• EZ-Borrow / PALCI  - Quickly borrow books from 50+ academic libraries in the area, including Penn State, the University of Pennsylvania, and many others.
• LibDex: the Library Index - find links to some 18,000 library catalogs throughout the world.
• National Libraries of the World
• UBorrow - Search the 14 State System Libraries and the State Library simultaneously.
• WorldCat - Search the world's most comprehensive library database to identify books and other library materials of interest. It includes records for 65+ million different items.

Online Bookstore Databases

• Amazon - One of the largest online booksellers.
• Barnes & Noble - One of the largest online booksellers.
• BookFinder - Extensive web database of 100+ million used and new books.