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Political Science Guide: Intro

Introduction to Finding Books in the Library

J.Conrad Dunagan Library offers thousands of books, available in print and electronic formats.  The easiest way to locate books in the library is using the online catalog, FalconFinder. Use a keyword search. You can also perform advanced searches by title, author, or subject words.

Circulating print books (ones you can check out) are available on the 2nd floor.  The library also has a reference collection (books that you can't check out) on the main floor.

Electronic books are viewable via FalconFinder.  Off campus users will be asked for their Falcon IDs and passwords before seeing the full text.

The library uses the Library of Congress Classification System.  The general area for Political Science books is J.  Specific areas are JA.

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Off-campus access requires Falcon ID & password.