Library Catalogs

CU Boulder Library Catalog

Use the following tools to get books from other libraries:

Prospector
Borrowing through Prospector has been paused. You may be eligible to continue to request through Prospector if you are affiliated with other participating libraries, which include many Colorado public libraries.

Request books from Colorado libraries that will come in just a few days. Use to request books Boulder doesn't have, or that are checked out.

WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch)
Use Worldcat to find books from all over the country that you can get via interlibrary loan by clicking "Request from ILLiad":

eBooks

Note: The libraries also have a guide to assist you with finding eBooks. Please contact me if you have any questions, or use the link at right to request a purchase.

Digitized Books

A&A ePortal
eBooks published on the subjects of art and architecture.

Google Books and Hathi Trust let you search through the entire text of books and are very useful to finding mentions of specific topics.

HathiTrust
Partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of public domain titles digitized from libraries around the world. Access note: The website for this resource is currently having service interruptions. The publisher is working on restoring access. See this post for workarounds.

Getty Research Portal
Access digitized art history publications, rare books, and related literature.
Internet Archive - Ebooks & Texts
The Internet Archive and Open Library offers over 10,000,000 fully accessible books and texts.

Europeana Virtual Library
Multi-lingual online collection of millions of digitized items from European museums, libraries, and archives. Searches for digitized books of many of the major libraries of Europe.

Ask A Librarian

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Email libraries@colorado.edu

Check-out Books

Take your BuffOne Card or photo ID to the service desk at any library location. Learn more...

Learn about borrowing

Request a purchase

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Check your Library Accounts

My Library Account
View your checked out books, pending holds, and renew items.
ILLiad
View your ILL requests, books, and articles. You can also fill out loan requests for books and articles.

Literatures in English: Books and eBooks