New in The CAT: Google Preview and Cover Art
New in The CAT (the Penn State University Libraries' catalog) this week... cover art and links to Google Book's limited preview or full view, when available.
Book Covers: Cover art will display in your list of results and in the detailed record for the item, when it's available.
Book Previews: In the detailed record for the book, a link to the Google Books preview will appear, when available. There, you will be able to see a limited preview of books still under copyright and the full view of books no longer under copyright or made available by the copyright holder. For books with a limited preview, the amount you can preview is determined by the copyright holder. Of course, you can always get the "full view" by checking out your campus library's copy, or requesting a copy from another PSU library location using the "I Want It" button in The CAT!
Find a Copy in the Library: And while you're in Google Books, you can continue your search for more books on your topic, always being able to link back to PSU Libraries to check our catalog by clicking on "Find this book in a library." Books not found in the PSU library system may be requested though Interlibrary Loan.
Google Book Search contains millions of books--some you can see in their entirety, some with a limited preview, and some with no preview--but not every book owned by the PSU Libraries will be searchable in Google Books, and not every book searchable in Google Books will be available in the PSU Libraries. However, we will try to get for you any books you need for your research.
Book Covers: Cover art will display in your list of results and in the detailed record for the item, when it's available.
Book Previews: In the detailed record for the book, a link to the Google Books preview will appear, when available. There, you will be able to see a limited preview of books still under copyright and the full view of books no longer under copyright or made available by the copyright holder. For books with a limited preview, the amount you can preview is determined by the copyright holder. Of course, you can always get the "full view" by checking out your campus library's copy, or requesting a copy from another PSU library location using the "I Want It" button in The CAT!
Search Within Books: Once in Google Books, you can further investigate books you are interested in by searching within the book for terms or phrases and see where and how often they are used.
Find a Copy in the Library: And while you're in Google Books, you can continue your search for more books on your topic, always being able to link back to PSU Libraries to check our catalog by clicking on "Find this book in a library." Books not found in the PSU library system may be requested though Interlibrary Loan.
Google Book Search contains millions of books--some you can see in their entirety, some with a limited preview, and some with no preview--but not every book owned by the PSU Libraries will be searchable in Google Books, and not every book searchable in Google Books will be available in the PSU Libraries. However, we will try to get for you any books you need for your research.
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