Books
- Ignacio: Library Catalog
The library catalog lets you search across the holdings of Gleeson Library and Zief Law Library, including books, videos, and other materials.
Museum Studies book are shelved in the AM section of the library (Gleeson Lower Level). That section is then broken down into subsections:
- AM1-(501) Museums. Collectors and collecting
- AM10-100 By country
- AM111-160 Museology. Museum methods, technique, etc.
- AM200-(501) Collectors and collecting
Ignacio Search Strategies
- Keyword Tab
To search for books about a topic that you're interested in researching, try a keyword search. Click the "Keyword" tab and enter keywords or phrases that you would use to describe your topic. For example: Museums and Architecture. This a broad search and will return books that mention museums and architecture, but may not be principally about that subject.
- Subject Tab
To search for books that librarians have tagged as being mostly about a certain subject, try a subject search in Ignacio. Click the "Subject" tab and enter, for example, the word Museum. Then choose a subheading -- like Museum Architecture -- to find books about that subject.
What if Gleeson doesn't have the book that I'm looking for? Or what if I'd like to expand my search to other libraries?
Try WorldCat or the Internet Archive. Searching WorldCat expands your search to libraries throughout the world. If a nearby library has what you are looking for, WorldCat will show you where and in what format. The Internet Archive is a free, open source repository with many types of media.
- WorldCatWorldCat.org is a resource for locating unique, trustworthy materials that you often can’t find anywhere except in a library. By connecting thousands of libraries’ collections in one place, WorldCat.org makes it easy for you to browse the world’s libraries from one search box.
- Internet ArchiveThe Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, people with print disabilities, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge.