Research Guides: International Affairs: Books & eBooks

Quick Search for Books

Below are Esearch search boxes that have the refinements already part of the results.

The Esearch box below retrieve both print books and eBooks.

Ebooks Used in Political Science Courses
The ebooks listed have been assigned in PLSC classes. Important information, such as how many users can read the book at the same time and how to find quick technical help, is included with each title.

Other collections:

eBooks Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
Ebooks on a broad range of academic subjects.
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org
eBooks Business Collection This link opens in a new window
Thousands of full-text ebooks on business topics.
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Search and display the full-text of reference books.
Subjects: Many subjects, including History, Education, Film, Health, Science, Social Science
Info type: encyclopedia and reference book entries.
List of sources.
ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Ebooks, mostly on academic topics. More ebooks available through the library can be found by searching Esearch.
SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new window
Ebooks and reference sources from SAGE.
Subjects: Many subjects, including African American Studies, Anthropology, Business Ethics, Communication, Criminology, Economics, Education, Gender Studies, History, Politics, Psychology, Social Issues, Social Work, Sociology.
Info type: encyclopedia articles, ebooks
SpringerLink Journals and Ebooks This link opens in a new window
Journals and ebooks from the publisher Springer
Subjects: Various, including Life Sciences, Medicine, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Geosciences, Environment, Engineering, Psychology, Economics, Business, Social Sciences
Info type: scholarly journals and ebooks

Books not owned by the EMU Library or EMU Library books already checked out can be borrowed from other libraries.

MeLCat
Search the catalogs of academic and public libraries in Michigan.
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WorldCat
Discover books in academic and public libraries around the world.

Requesting Books from Other Libraries

First, see if your book is available through MeLCat.

Then, if you cannot get the book through MeLCat, request it through ILLiad (our interlibrary loan service).

ILLiad (request a book)
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ILLiad Information

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