{"id":107,"date":"2023-02-28T17:18:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T17:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology-library-guide\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2025-08-06T13:46:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:46:30","slug":"finding-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology-library-guide\/finding-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding books"},"content":{"rendered":"<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>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<p>The T<em>empleman Library<\/em>\u00a0holds more than one million book titles, in both electronic and hardcopy. In addition to this, it offers resources to identify and obtain book titles from outside 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\"><br \/>\n<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; Whether writing for assignments,\u00a0research\u00a0or for\u00a0academic journals,\u00a0books\u00a0provide one of the core information building blocks. The Templeman Library\u00a0holds more than one million book titles, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology-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\/psychology-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50236"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107\/revisions\/136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}