{"id":69,"date":"2023-02-22T13:59:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics-library-guide\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2025-08-19T14:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:37:21","slug":"finding-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics-library-guide\/finding-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding books"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-header\">\n<p><div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1280' height='720' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tuZUJs72288?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tuZUJs72288?autoplay=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Play video &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whether writing for <em>assignments<\/em>,\u00a0<em>research<\/em>\u00a0or for<em>\u00a0academic journals<\/em>,\u00a0<em><strong>books<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0provide one of the core information building blocks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The T<em>empleman Library<\/em>\u00a0holds in excess of one million book titles, in both electronic and hardcopy. In addition to this, it offers resources to identify and obtain book titles from outside of the University.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Finding books<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/finding-books-and-library-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-134 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation-library-guide\/files\/2023\/02\/bookshelves_800w_800w.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>You can access a vast collection of books, e-books, journals and multimedia resources, specifically chosen to support the subjects taught at Kent..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/finding-books-and-library-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Find out more<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0about finding books at the Templeman.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Borrowing items<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/borrow-from-the-templeman-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-135 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation-library-guide\/files\/2023\/02\/borrowing_800w_800w.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a>Using your Kent One card, you can borrow up to 40 books from the Library, so you may well need to make he most of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>sport and fitness\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opportunities\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>to carry them!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/borrow-from-the-templeman-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Find out more<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0about borrowing from the Templeman.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Finding books outside of the Templeman Library<\/h2>\n<p>There may well be an occasion where you are searching for a book title, and find it\u2019s not available in the<em>\u00a0Templeman Library<\/em>. Alternatively, you may be researching a topic from a specific angle and would like to see if there are any other book titles available in the field.<\/p>\n<p>The resources listed below, allow you to extend you book searching outside of the Templeman Library to other\u00a0<em>Higher Education institutions<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>national holding libraries<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Use these in conjunction with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/using-other-libraries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SCONUL process<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to see if HE Libraries near to your home have the book for reference use, or to request via our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/document-delivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Document Delivery Service<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<h3>LibKey Nomad<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thirdiron.com\/downloadnomad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-167\" title=\"LibKey Nomad logo\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology-library-guide\/files\/2025\/08\/libkeynomad_0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not all of us begin our research through the use of Library search tools.\u00a0<em>Google<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Google Schola<\/em>r and\u00a0<em>other websites<\/em>\u00a0can contain information on useful e-book titles. This is where\u00a0<strong><em>LibKey Nomad<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0comes into play.<\/p>\n<p>LibKey Nomad is a browser add-in, that allows you to see whether e-books you discover outside of the Library are available within it.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thirdiron.com\/downloadnomad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or on the image to the left, to find out more about using the\u00a0<strong><em>Lean Library<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0add-in.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>JISC Hub Discover<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk\/advanced-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-180\" title=\"JISC Corporate logo\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation-library-guide\/files\/2023\/02\/JISC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jisc Library Hub Discover<\/strong>\u00a0exposes rare and unique research material by bringing together the catalogues of\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Library Hub contributing libraries\" href=\"https:\/\/discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk\/about\/libraries\/\">major UK and Irish libraries<\/a><\/strong>. In a single search you can discover the holdings of the UK\u2019s National Libraries (including the\u00a0<em>British Library<\/em>), many university libraries, and specialist research libraries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk\/advanced-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Access JISC Library Hub Discover &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>WorldCat<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-181\" title=\"WorldCat logo\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation-library-guide\/files\/2023\/02\/Worldcat.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"85\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WorldCat.org<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is a great resource for locating unique, trustworthy materials that you often can\u2019t find anywhere except in a library. And by connecting thousands of libraries\u2019 collections in one place, WorldCat.org makes it easy for you to browse the world\u2019s libraries from one easy search box.<\/p>\n<p>During the past 50+ years, thousands of libraries have entered their information about millions of books, magazines, movies, songs, maps, genealogical records, research theses and so much more into\u00a0<em>WorldCat<\/em>. And not just the physical items you could find when you visit a library, but many kinds of digital content like open-source e-books, articles, downloadable audiobooks, and photos. You can also find article citations with links to full text, authoritative research materials, one-of-a-kind documents and photos of local or historic significance, and digital versions of rare items that aren\u2019t generally available to the public<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>.Access WorldCat &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>The British National Bibliography<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/catalogues\/british-national-bibliography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-184\" title=\"British National Bibliography logo\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation-library-guide\/files\/2023\/02\/BNB.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The British National Bibliography<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0lists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>books and journal titles published or distributed in the United Kingdom and Ireland since 1950, including electronic publications<\/li>\n<li>Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP) information for forthcoming book titles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/catalogues\/british-national-bibliography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Access the British National Bibliography &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Amazon<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-189\" title=\"Amazon Corporate logo\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation-library-guide\/files\/2023\/02\/AMAZON.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"207\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Search the World\u2019s largest bookstore for existing and forthcoming book titles in your area of interest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/browse.html?node=266239&amp;ref_=nav_em__bo_books_0_2_10_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Access Amazon.co.uk Books &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library\/support\/forms\/purchase\/book.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suggest a Resource<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We are keen to\u00a0<b>encourage you<\/b>\u00a0to\u00a0<b>suggest additional resources<\/b>\u00a0that may bring additional value to the resources contained in this resource subject guide.\u00a0<b>If you feel\u00a0<\/b>that there is\u00a0<b>something missing<\/b>\u00a0(e.g.\u00a0<b>resource<\/b>,\u00a0<b>voices<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0<b>perspective<\/b>), then\u00a0<b>fill out this form<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>we will try our best<\/b>\u00a0to\u00a0<b>include your suggestions<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play video &gt;&gt; &nbsp; Whether writing for assignments,\u00a0research\u00a0or for\u00a0academic journals,\u00a0books\u00a0provide one of the core information building blocks. The Templeman Library\u00a0holds in excess of one million &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics-library-guide\/finding-books\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50236,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50236"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions\/167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}