Find Books

Find books and other items the library owns (videos, journals, music scores, documents, etc.) by searching in the appropriate catalog:  

• Books (& more) at MHC
   MHC Library Catalog.
  *Overview and short tutorials

• Books in Five Colleges 
   Combined Catalog for Five Colleges.

• Other Resources for Finding Books, etc.:
  Books in local public libraries (C/W MARS)
    a network of regional public libraries.
  Books in the wider world (WorldCAT)
    a database combining the catalogs of thousands of libraries.

• Special Digital Text Collections:
   Most of the materials in these collections will also be listed in our library catalog, along with regular books.  But you can limit your search to just one of these special collections, if you like.
  • ebrary (general collection - academic titles)
  • NetLibrary (general collection - academic titles)
  • Safari Books  (software and tech help books)
  • Books 24x7  ("ITPro" books) 
  • EEBO (Early English Books Online)
    • ESTC (English Short Title Catalogue)
  • U.S. Congressional Serial Set (historic government documents)
  • Parliamentary Papers (U.K. documents)
  • MHC Digital Honors Papers

• Online Encyclopedias & Dictionaries