Books & Accessing Physical Resources - HIST 490 - Senior Seminar - LibGuides at DePauw University Libraries

Accessing books during 2020-2021

If you're on-campus and want to check out a print book, use our contactless pickup system to request it and pick it up. Instructions here: https://libanswers.depauw.edu/faq/322825

If you're off-campus, you can limit your search to e-books, but if you find books that are only in print, but could really help you in your research, here are some options to try:

Check HathiTrust (further down on this guide)
If there are one or two chapters that are helpful, email library@depauw.edu and we'll get them scanned for you
Work with a librarian to talk about other ways we might be able to help.

HathiTrust

HathiTrust
Digitized collections, books, journals, etc. from libraries and research institutions. Full-text access and downloading is available for materials published before 1923, including: US federal government documents; works still protected by copyright, but made available to HathiTrust with the permission of the copyright holder. Includes ability to keyword search the entire HathiTrust Digital Library, both public domain and in-copyright titles, to facilitate information discovery.

Requesting materials from DePauw Archives

For Archives requests, please email archives@depauw.edu to begin a conversation about resources related to your research topic.