Our Inter-Library Loan service can get articles, books and other publications not held in MIC Library from other libraries. For more information about this service, please click here
Use the Catalogue to search for books or the SEARCH ALL tab on the library home page.
When you search, note the following:
Search two databases, Early English Books and Early European Books, simultaneously.
EMB provides scholars with new ways of accessing and exploring the printed record of early modern Europe, drawing together a diverse array of printed sources from the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries.
Alternative access available: here.
Contains digital images of every page of 150,000 books, pamphlets and broadsides in all subjects printed between 1701 and 1800.
ECCO is a digitization of the eighteenth-century section of the works catalogued in the English Short-title Catalogue (ESTC). The ESTC project has been recording all works published or printed in Britain, Ireland, territories under British colonial rule, and the United States.
Alternative access available: here
What is E-book Central?
ProQuest E-book Central is an e-book platform, providing access to E-books from a range of publishers, and covering a wide range of subjects.
How to access E-book Central through MIC Library?
What can E-book Central do?
Use E-book Central to find E-books and chapters; read online; search within E-books, highlight, take notes, bookmark pages in your online copy. . You can also share your research with others, download E-books and chapters to your laptop or mobile device.
Where can I can tips and information on how to use Ebook Central? View the libguide.
How to use E-book Central?
Basic Search and the result list:
Search for books by entering a keyword, ISBN, author or other terms into the basic search box .
After you have completed your search, E-book Central will take you to the Book Details Page where you can find important information about the book. Book details such as publisher, ISBN and more are found on the right hand side. You can also view the availability of the book in the online library as well as a description of the book before you open it.
How to use E-book Central's online reader functionalities such as searching through the book, annotating, printing, downloading and chapter downloading. It will detail the differences between the EPUB reader and the PDF reader. Using the online reader in E-book Central
To download a book from E-book Central, you first need to access the book through your library's online catalog or a direct link from E-book Central. There are two different ways for users to download full books in E-books Central using either the E-book Central reading app or Adobe Digital Editions.
Downloading a chapter or page range:
To download a chapter from E-book Central, locate the chapter within the book's table of contents, click the "Download PDF" icon next to the chapter and choose to either open or save the file.
Your bookshelf in ProQuest E-book Central keeps track of your downloads, loans and saved books, and let you share them with others.
The new Wait List means you will be able to place a hold for titles in use. (Being able to place a hold is dependent upon your library/institution activating the Wait List feature.)
The Research Assistant is automatically enabled on eligible books and can be found on the left side of the screen for PDFs, or on the right side of the screen for EPUBs. See Using the Research Assistant in E-book Central
Shelfmark number | Subject |
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320 | Politics and government |
323 | Civil and political rights |
325 | International migration and colonisation |
326 | Slavery and emancipation |
327 | International relations; foreign policy; Cold War |
355 | Military science |
808.042 /808.066 | Study skills / academic writing |
900 - 907 | Historiography; historical research methods; oral history |
913.415 | Antiquaries of Ireland |
929 | Genealogy |
930 | History of the Ancient World |
940 | General history of Europe; Early history - 1453; Renaissance period; Reformation period; Thirty Years War; Period of French Revolution; 1815-1914; World War I; World War II; Post-war |
941 | History of the British Isles |
941.5 | History of Ireland |
941.505 / 941.55 | Ireland - 16th century |
941.506 / 941.56 | Ireland - 17th century |
941.507 / 941.57 | Ireland - 18th century |
941.508 / 941.58 | Ireland - 19th century |
941.5082 / 941.59 | Ireland - 20th Century |
941.6 | Northern Ireland; Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan |
941.7 | Local history - Connaught |
941.8 | Local history - Leinster |
941.9 | Local history - Munster |
942 | England and Wales |
943 | Germany |
944 | France; French revolution |
950 | Asia |
960 | Africa |
970 | North America |
973 | United States of America |
974 - 979 | Specific states of United States |
980 | South America |
993 | New Zealand and Australia |
Books are arranged by subject using the Dewey Classification System. Each book is assigned a shelfmark number which is a series of numbers followed by letters. The number identifies the subject and the longer the number the more specific the subject is. This number can be found on the spine of the book.
The map below shows the layout of the library.