Finding Books in the Stacks
To find books within Dartmouth's collection, start with our library catalog - essentially our inventory.
An item's catalog record provides publication info, along with our Location (specific library), Call Number (where it's shelved), as well as the Status (whether it's currently on loan or not).
Lost in the stacks? Maps of Baker-Berry are here:
Ready to borrow the book? Take the book and your campus ID card to the Circulation Desk.
To find books beyond Dartmouth, try a subject bibliography or a large library network catalog, such as WorldCat. Materials not owned by Dartmouth can be requested through interlibrary loan:
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Interlibrary LoanRequest articles, books, and other publications you need from a huge network of other libraries.
If We Don't Own It
or if our copy is checked out...
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Interlibrary LoanRequest articles, books, and other publications you need from a huge network of other libraries.
Dartmouth Library Catalog
To find books (and more) here at Dartmouth, search our library catalog.
Every item in the library catalog (book, video, journal/magazine title...) is represented by a catalog “record.”
The catalog record:
* Describes the item, i.e. provides the information needed for a citation
* Provides the information necessary to locate the material in the library
* Includes links to related material (Subject Headings)
Browsing by call number
Material falls throughout the collection, however the HQ section [Berry Level 3] houses a large number of gender studies titles. Here's a rough breakdown of how that section is organized:
- HQ 12-449 (Human Sexuality)
- HQ 12-18 (General discussion and history)
- HQ 19-30 (Sexual behavior & attitudes - General)
- HQ 73-77 (LGBTQ studies)
- HQ 101-285 (Sex work and human trafficking)
- HQ 1075 (Sex Role)
- HQ 1088-1090 (Men's Studies)
- HQ 1101-2031 (Feminist and Women's Studies)
Remember to check our library catalog as well, since many recent titles are available only as e-books.