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History: Books & E-books

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Borrowing from the library

The Library offers a Click & Collect service alongside our normal borrowing service. For more information about this service please see here.

For information on how many items you can borrow and for how long please click here.

Inter-Library Loans

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

Finding a book

Use the Catalogue to search for books or the SEARCH ALL tab on the library home page.

When you search, note the following:

  • Location: Is the book in Limerick or Thurles? In some cases we have the same book in both campuses so make sure to check
  • Shelfmark/Call Number: This is the Dewey number followed by three letters to help you find the book on the shelf
  • Status: Is the book available on the shelf or is it on loan? Remember if a book is on loan, you can reserve it using your MIC log-in details.

eBook Collections

E-books from Ebook Central

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 . 

Book Details Page:

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.

Read Online:

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

Downloading a book:

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. 

Bookshelf:

Your bookshelf in ProQuest E-book Central keeps track of your downloads, loans and saved books, and let you share them with others.

Wait List:

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.)

Research Assistant:

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

 

Relevant shelfmark numbers

Shelfmark number Subject
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

Finding Books on the Catalogue

Where in the Library?

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.

 

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