Computer Science

Find books

Like reference resources, books are also a great place to begin researching a topic. Look at the table of contents for relevant chapters. The introductory or concluding chapter may provide a good summary of the topic at hand.

Begin your search for books in the search box below. Start by typing in the topic you are researching. You'll find the best results using simple words or phrases, such as algorithms, "data structures," or "artificial intelligence" (for best results, put phrases in quotes). Once you are in the library catalog, try doing a title search using the Advanced Search options -- you will see results with your topic appearing in the book or chapter titles. You can sort your results by Newest First.

Booth Library - Search for Books

Clicking on a title of interest from your results page gives you more detailed information about the book (see image below).

• Details will display the book's summary and table of contents, along with relevant subjects and other descriptive information about the item.
• Citation will provide an auto-formatted citation for a handful of citation styles.
• Under Get it, use the call number to find the book in the library. Click on Locate to view the item mapped within the building.

Ask your Computer Science librarian, Kirstin Duffin, for assistance (contact information in the left-hand column of this page).

How to find and retrieve books in Booth Library (the quick version)

This short video explains how to use a call number to find a book on the shelves at Booth Library, Eastern Illinois University, (56 seconds).