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UW-Green Bay Libraries

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What is Search@UW?

Find a book by topic

  1. Enter keywords on the topic you are interested in.
  2. On the results list screen, change the Everything drop-down to UWGB Books, media & more for items available at UWGB campuses or UW Libraries Books, media & more to include items that can be sent from other libraries in the UW System. Press enter to make the changes.

  3. If you want, limit to Books under Resource Type to eliminate videos and other material types.

  4. Select your campus location under Library if you only want to see items available where you are.

  5. Click on the title of the book to learn more about it and where to find it.

Find a specific book

  1. Enter as much identifying information as you have about the book (for example: title, author, ISBN)

  2. Click on the title of the book, then on Details to verify that you found the right one.
  3. If your book doesn't appear at the top of the list, try limiting the Resource Type to Books.
  4. If it still doesn't show up, Ask a Librarian for help.

View an Ebook

Ebooks will show Online Access instead of a shelf location and call number. Click on it to find the full-text options.

Or click on the title to learn more about the book. Then click on View It to jump to full-text options.

Follow the link after View Now. If prompted, sign in with your UWGB user name and password.

Locate a book by call number

The location of a book can be found below the authors' names on the results list.

Or by clicking on the title and then on Get It.

The first part of the location tells you where in the library to look for the book.

The second part (Call Number) tells you where on the shelf to find the book.

Read one part of the call number at a time.

Example: HQ73.3.U62 W653 2021

HQ Read alphabetically
73 Read as a whole number
.3 Read as a decimal
.U62 Read alphabetically, then as a decimal
2021 Read as a year

Shelves are labeled to help you find the right row.

Request a book

If you aren't able to get your book from the shelves immediately, you can place a request.

Click on Use Get It to Request.

Or click on the title, then click on Get It.

Sign in to see request options. Enter your UW-Green Bay user name and password.

Click on UW Request.

Click the Send Request button to submit the form.

You will get an email telling you when and where your item is available to pick up. 

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