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Search the FAU Library Catalog to see what materials are available for check out. Search for books, government documents, DVDs, electronic books, streaming videos, and more.

Encyclopedias & Reference Books

Need some quick background information? See the Libraries' online reference books!

Encyclopaedia Britannica Due to budget constrains, Encyclopaedia Britannica has been downgraded to the free version A general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.
Gale General Reference Center Gold A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

eBook Collections

ABC-CLIO (Bloomsbury) eBook Collection ABC-CLIO joined Bloomsbury in December 2021, supporting their academic arm. This is a collection of electronic books from ABC-CLIO & Greenwood, Praeger, and Libraries Unlimited imprints.
ebooks on EBSCOhost Well over 60,000 E-Books covering a full range of subjects.
Project Muse Book Collection Includes humanities and social sciences books published by non-profit scholarly publishers, including university presses and societies. The books are cross-searchable with Project Muse scholarly journals.
ProQuest Ebook Central A collection of electronic books purchased mostly by the FAU Libraries, with some of the collection purchased with student tech fees.
SREB Factbook on Higher Education Open Access One of the nation's most comprehensive collections of data on higher education.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Request to borrow books, journals, or other items not available at FAU!

Interlibrary Loan
To request books from other libraries, use Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Loan time takes 7-10 days, so don’t wait until the last minute!

WorldCat - Find Books Beyond FAU

The WorldCat database allows you to search a combined catalog of most of the libraries in North America, and many in other parts of the world. Items not owned by FAU may be ordered through the Interlibrary Loan service.

WorldCat
WorldCat is now available on the new WorldCat Discovery platform. A comprehensive catalog with over 179 million bibliographic records representing library collections from around the world. The catalog includes books, print journals, DVDs, historic photos, video games, musical scores, newspapers, webpages and other items.

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Encyclopedias & Reference Books

eBook Collections

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Request to borrow books, journals, or other items not available at FAU!

WorldCat - Find Books Beyond FAU