Research Guides: European History: Books/Monographs

ANNOUNCEMENT

Please see the redesigned History Guide for recommended resources.

This guide is not up-to-date and will no longer be available after January 3, 2022.

MeLCat is the fastest way to borrow a book via interlibrary loan. If you can't find the book in MeLCat, try ILLiad.

MeLCat
Search for and request items in many Michigan libraries
Info type: book info, library holdings

ILLiad
Current EMU students and faculty can use this online form to ask the library to borrow a book from another library. Please check MeLCat first, as MeLCat books arrive more quickly. To request a book, look for the Book link under New Request. The library doesn't borrow textbooks from other libraries through ILLiad.
Tip: If you just need a specific chapter, use the Book Chapter form.

Esearch
Search Esearch for books and other materials available through the EMU Library.

MeLCat
A catalog of Michigan libraries. If you've searched the EMU Library catalog and found that an item is either not owned or is checked out to another user, try MeLCat. If the item is available, you can request it online.

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WorldCat - via FirstSearch
Search for materials in libraries worldwide.

Use the FindText+ button to determine if it is available at EMU. If the item is unavailable at EMU, try searching MeLCat. If the item you want is not available through MeLCat, you can request it through interlibrary loan.
Google Books
Google Books contains information about books, and sometimes part or all of the monograph. If the book is no longer copyrighted or if the publisher has given Google permission, you'll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If the book is in the public domain, you can read the whole book and even download a PDF copy of it.

ACLS Humanities Ebooks
Subjects: History, African American Studies, Art, Architecture, Literature
Info type: full text ebooks
Dissertations & Theses Global Full Text
Info type: full text dissertations and theses (1997- ), descriptions of dissertations and theses (1861- ).

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D - WORLD HISTORY AND HISTORY OF EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, ETC.
Breaks down the call numbers assigned to materials about historical topics other than the Americas. Call numbers from D through DR (as well as DX) cover European countries, states and populations.