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Fall 2021 Semester Hours (Boca Raton):

The library building is open for the Fall 2021 semester from 7:40 am - midnight Monday-Friday, 10:30 am - 6:00 pm Saturday, and noon - midnight Sunday (see our hours page for any changes).

It's easy to reach us! 

• Ask a Librarian (Sunday-Thursday 10 am-midnight; Friday/Saturday 10 am-5 pm)
• Library Virtual Help (8:30 am - 5:00 pm, M-F)
• Lib2Go resources
• Subject Specialist/Liaisons
• Virtual Office Hours (by appointment)
• Contactless Materials Delivery (how to get books, etc.)
  • You may also go directly to the book shelves to pull book and check them out at the Service Desk on the First Floor of Wimberly Library.

Learn more about the library and how you can use it at our Self-Service for Students guide! 

View the short video tutorials about all things Library, too!

Welcome to the FAU Libraries subject guide for General Resources. This LibGuide includes general information resources for a variety of subjects, including databases, journals, books and more. Please contact a Reference Librarian for additional assistance.

Use the tabs at the top to find resources and information to help you research your topic. 

You can also use the search feature with the pull-down menu near the top right side of the page to search our Guides, the FAU catalog or the Web.

Be specific for best results, e.g. photography during the civil war, not just civil war. 

After entering a search, use the facets on the left to narrow the results: 

• target only peer-reviewed articles 
• show only items with Full Text available online 
• include/exclude newspaper articles, books, journal articles, and more
• limit your results by date, language, format or subject

Expanding your search

Mark the facet on the left labeled "Add results beyond your library's collection" to search more places and include items not found in FAU Libraries.  For items not available in the FAU Libraries collections, click on the title and scroll down to "Request document through ILLiad" to place an interlibrary loan request for the item (Pre-registration required to use this service).  

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