Philosophy Research Guide
Books in the WMU Libraries' Collections
Use WMU's Library Search to search for print and online books.
- Use Advanced Search
- Limit to Books and Media
- One concept per line
- Use quotation marks for phrases: "Animal Farm."
- Set dropdown to Subject to find information about an author or a work of fiction,
- About an Author? Last name first
Find books beyond WMU
- Comprehensive catalog of millions books and other materials in libraries around the world,including WMU
- Must be requested through Interlibrary Loan if items not owned by WMU
- WorldCat This link opens in a new window Comprehensive catalog of books and other materials in libraries around the world. Contains millions of records in hundreds of languages. Items located through WorldCat must be requested through Interlibrary Loan unless they are also listed in the WMU libraries catalog. (Library Search)
- The Michigan eLibrary catalog and resource sharing system.
- Search for books and other materials in many Michigan libraries.
- Use your WIN in order to request materials.
- MeLCat This link opens in a new window The Michigan eLibrary catalog and resource sharing system. Search for books and other materials in many Michigan libraries. You will need your WIN in order to request materials.
Google Book Search
Google Books
- Search the full text of books
- When copyright laws allow, see a few pages, or find where you can purchase or borrow the particular book.