Sustainability

This guide is designed to support interdisciplinary research in sustainability.

Library Research Guide

Why should I use Search It to Find Books?

Search It is our main online search tool to find books and other materials. You can access Search It from the K-State Libraries website.

In Search It you can:

Search across library resources
Create personal search preferences
Save queries and individual results
Export search results into citation managers or emails
Set alerts and RSS feeds for your queries
Request materials that we do not have in our collections
Tag and review items

Suggested Subject Terms

Ecocriticism

Ecofeminism

Environmental degradation

Environmental education

Environmental engineering

Environmental health

Green marketing

Green movement

Green products

Green revolution

Green technology

Renewable energy sources

Renewable natural resources

Sustainable agriculture

Sustainable architecture

Sustainable buildings

Sustainable development

Sustainable engineering

Sustainable living

Sustainable urban development

Get Started With Search It

Watch this video (2:20) for a brief introduction to the functions and features of Search It.

Getting Your Hands On a Resource

So, you found a book, video, map, etc. in Search It. Now what?

You'll need:

Call Number

You'll need this entire alphanumeric code. The call number is a code for the subject of the book. For more information, check out this list of call numbers and what they mean

Status (on the "Find it at the Library" tab)

You are hoping for Item in place because that means it should be available for you. If it is checked out, missing, or lost, it will not be on the shelf and you can request it through interlibrary loan on the "Details" tab - click "request this item"

Search It Flow Chart