To find material on reading lists quickly, you can use online reading lists available via your course Moodle page. It will have a jigsaw puzzle symbol and include the phrase 'Online Reading List' in the link.
These lists duplicate the reading lists in your course paper guide. You will be able to find:
Sometimes it is not possible to purchase an electronic copy of essential reading. In these circumstances, we will try and scan a chapter or article for texts covered the the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) Higher Education License. These scans are available through the course online reading list.
For further information on how to access online reading lists see the Reading Lists Online LibGuide
To search for resources yourself, iDiscover is the best place to begin. It is the online searching tool (catalogue) for print and online resources available in Cambridge. If you want to read more about how to search iDiscover there are some useful iDiscover quick guides.
When you search for a physical item in iDiscover, it will display the item's location (the library/libraries where you can find it) and the item's classmark. You will need to make a note of the classmark in order to locate the book. This is an example of how the information would appear on iDiscover:
Disorder: hard times in the 21st century / Helen Thompson
Seeley Library > West Room (University Library > JC421 .T1 2022
The classmark for this book is JC421 .T1 2022. To borrow this print book
A Click and Collect service is available for students with accessibility needs who need assistance. Please email us on seeley@hist.cam.ac.uk with details of the book/s needed. Books can be collected from the Reader Services Desk in the entrance of the University Library. We can also arrange for the book/s to be sent to your College.
There are several different classifications systems in the Seeley Library.