Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
Welcome to the Saddleback Library. My name is Elizabeth and I am the Distance Learning
Librarian at Saddleback College.
You asked: Does the Library have my textbook?
The Library does not have every textbook, but we have most of them. Let’s me show
you how to find them.
Start on the Library Home page. You can get to the Library by going to the Saddleback
College home page and clicking on Library.
This is the Library homepage. In the center of the page is a box with taps across it.
Make sure the tab is on BOOKS and you will see an option to Search the Catalog.
The easiest way to see if the Library has your textbook is to:
Type the title of the book. Choose Title
Click search.
Here I can see that the search results for a textbook in the Library. Book 4 is what
I am looking for so I click the hyperlinked title and see this book is under Instructor
Hernandez Bravo and can be checked out for 2 hours. The location of the book is the Reserve
Desk and there are two copies.
To get this book, go to the CIRCULATION Desk in the Library with a photo ID and ask for
the book by title. If you can remember the name of the instructor who has placed the
book in the library, that would help too.
The BEST way to search for a textbook is by TITLE. If you don’t know the name of your
textbook there are other ways you can search for a textbook.
On the Library home page, click the TEXTBOOK tab in the center window and you can look
up a textbook by instructor, course number or course name.
The instructor, course number and course name can be found in the Class Schedule.
From the Saddleback homepage click Class Schedule, find your class and you will get the information you need.
You can also find the title of your textbook under Book Info.
In addition to searching for your book on the Library webpage, you can also search directly
in the Library Catalog. On the Library website under Research Tools, click Find Books. This
will take you directly to the Library Catalog to search for books. You can do a basic, advanced,
or reserve desk search. The reserve desk is where the textbooks are kept.
Now you know how to find your textbook! Good Luck with your searching!
Thank you for using the Saddleback Library. Please contact us with any questions you have.
Visit us in the Library, Chat with a Librarian online for a quick question, Call the Refernce
Desk to speak to a Librarian, Schedule a Research Consultation and visit our webpage at saddleback.edu/library.
You can even Friend us on Facebook. The Saddleback Library, how can we help you?