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Using WorldCat

Online Library Home > Books

About WorldCat.org
WorldCat lets you quickly locate books, journals and other resources that are on the shelves of other libraries near you - an online catalog of materials held by thousands of libraries worldwide.

This is useful because, as a current Empire State College student or faculty member, you can access and borrow books and use the print journals in SUNY, CUNY, and New York state community college libraries using your Empire State College photo ID.

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Find Journals
Find Books




Find Journals:

Follow these steps to see if a journal title is available at a library near you:

  1. Enter WorldCat.org using the link above.
  2. In the "Title" box, type in the title of the journal (notthe article title).
  3. In the left column under "Format," click Journal/Magazine/Newspaper.
  4. Click on the title of the journal you want.
  5. Scroll down to the "Libraries" section to see libraries that own the journal.
  6. Where there's a box for Location Information, enter your zip code.
  7. View the list of libraries near you that have the journal.

    Find Books and Other Materials:

Follow these steps to locate books and other materials:
  1. Enter WorldCat.org using the link above.
  2. Type in the title (or author or keyword) in the appropriate search box.
  3. Click "Search."
  4. Scroll down to the "Libraries" section to see libraries that own the journal.
  5. Where there's a box for Location Information, enter your zip code.
  6. View the list of libraries near you that have the book.

All WorldCat database records include a link that will display the libraries that own that item (for journals it will display what volumes are held as well). New York libraries are listed first by default.

You can print or e-mail to yourself the full record for each item you need to locate. This is helpful when trying to find the item in a library, request it via interlibrary loan, or order it through a commercial document delivery service.

If you have questions about searching WorldCat, be sure to click on the "help" link at the bottom of the WorldCat.org page

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