Absolute Beginners - Finding books, articles and other materials in the Library

Where you start looking for resources depends on what you are looking for and how much you already know. Use the links below to jump to the relevant part of the guide.

Books

• I am looking for a book on my reading list
• I am looking for a book not on my reading list, but I know the title.
• I want to find books on a certain topic
• I want to find books by a particular author
• I only want to see books (not journal or newspaper articles)
• I only want to see print books
• I only want to see electronic books
• I only want books I can get right away
• I can wait for the book to be returned by another library user or sent from another UHI library, 

Journals

• I have the details of an article (a citation) - how do I get hold of a copy of the article?
• I do not have details of a particular article - I just want to find relevant articles on a particular topic
• I want to see which journals you have on a certain field of study