Luckily, most of the books we have here at Mount Allison are considered scholarly, but it is always important to think critically about the books and other sources you find and if they are appropriate for your task at hand,
We have a fantastic collection of approximately 11,000 books on the shelves in the Music Library, but did you know we have more than double that number of books available electronically as well?
When looking for books in the library, browsing the shelves is great but don't limit yourself to just our physical collection otherwise you might be missing out on some great information!
The best way to search both our physical books and ebooks is using Novanet! Check out the slides below and use the arrows to advance through each step.
From the Library homepage, click the Advanced Search link below the Novanet search box.
To search for books we have here at MtA, click the option for Mount Allison in the top search criteria. We can search and request books from other Novanet libraries, but to keep the search results manageable, start at Mount Allison and branch out if you can't find what you need.
Change the Material Type filter to books.
You can enter search term you like to find books: let's try Mozart. You can use the filters at the start of the search line to make a more precise search, like for author, title, or subject.
This search gave us 2,159 results. On the left side are filters which you can use to limit the search, like by availability or location. The list of results gives us the title, author, and date for each book along with the availability. For physical books, this will be the location and call number (where to find it in the library) and for ebooks it will provide a link to the book online.
Clicking on the title or the availability will open the record for the book with more information. This book has both a physical copy in the library and an ebook copy, so both options are showing. This won't always be the case, as sometimes we have only one format or the other. If you scroll down, there are more details about the book.
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