Theater 1B: Performances of Identity, Fall 2020: Finding Books

Finding UC Berkeley Library books online - Calnet ID required.

Search UC Library Search

       (optional). in the search results, filter by "available online"

Some titles are availalble via the Hathi Trust Emergency Access Service (service ends August 24).

More about ebooks (especially useful for very new ebooks).

Oski Xpress - contactless pickup of books from some campus libraries (if status says "available") 

Service pauses July 16-30 and concludes August 13.

Click on "Request" Calnet ID or UC Berkeley Library Card required.

Instructions for using Oski Xpress service.

• Search OskiCat;  pull down the "entire collection" menu to "available online" to find e-books.
  • If the book is listed in  OskiCat but only in print form, click on the Hathi Trust button to redo the search in Hathi Trust (see below)
• Search Hathi Trust for books available through Temporary Emergency Access Services (about) (how to).

 Log in, then select UC Berkeley from the list of institutions.  Look for items with "full text" or "temporary access".  You may check out the item for one hour (renewable if you are actively. using it).  UPDATE:  downloading is no longer allowed.  See the "how to" for more information.

• In the OskiCat record, click on the MELVYL icon to redo the search in MELVYL (catalog for all 10 UC campuses).  Click on the Request button - the InterLibrary Loan office will try to obtain scans of some chapters for you.

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• or you can request an article or book chapter through Interlibrary Borrowing.
• See the Library's guide to ebooks  - most ebooks are listed in OskiCat but the newest ones may not be.  Search each ebook provider separately to look for the latest titles.
• If you need a book we do not already own (either as a print book or as an ebook) fill out the purchase recommendation form.
• If you think a public library might own the book, check your local public library's ebook collection.