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Finding Books at Amherst and in the Five Colleges

Use the Books & Media tab on the Library homepage to search for books, or use the search bar below:

You can search across all of the Five Colleges (to have something delivered), or narrow to only what's here at Amherst.

Have a call number? Use our guide to Find it in Frost
Don't know what a call number is? See our guide on Using Call Numbers.
Looking for a book not held in the Five Colleges? Use our Request Service.

Finding Books Beyond Amherst

WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Core catalog for library holdings worldwide.
Hathi Trust Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Preservation repository of full-text books & journals that allows comprehensive searching, downloading of public-domain books, and specialized services for text-mining projects. Choose Amherst College from the list of institutions to log in and get access to additional features and tools.

Folger Digital Texts
Reliable, expertly edited, free digital Shakespeare texts from the Folger Shakespeare Library for use by researchers for online reading, downloading, and searching.