This page provides guidance for searching for books about literary criticism.
Books can seem intimidating due to their length. However, you may find that you only need to read a chapter or two from a book.
K-State Libraries provides access to print and e-books.
Use Search It, the search box on the Libraries' home page, to look for book by author, title, or keyword/topic. The default option is to search all of Search It. Use the drop down menu to only search Books & E-Books.
The search results page will show relevant titles. Each title will indicate whether the book is:
As an example, the book The Comanche code talkers of World War II is available both in Hale Library Stacks and online.
For books located in unique locations (Salina Library Stacks, Special Collections Library, Annex Offsite) the full record in Search It states where that location is, or if you need to follow a link to request the item.
Books located in Hale Library Stacks, with a few exceptions like those is Special Collections, show a Map It button on their record in Search It.
The Map It button opens a map of Hale Library, showing the floor and/or stack level where the book is located. The red pin on the indicates the book's rough location. Map It also provides written directions for the floor and stack level location (if needed), plus the item/call number.
As an example, the book The Comanche code talkers of World War II is located in Hale Library Stacks.
The Map It icon opens a map showing the 1st floor of Hale Library, and marks the book's general location in Stack Level A.
Both Map It and the book's record in Search It show the book's call number, which is a combination of letters and numbers (K-State, like many academic libraries, uses the Library of Congress call numbers). Write down or take a picture of the whole call number.
Signing in allows you to:
Click "Sign in" in the top right corner of the screen and enter your K-State eID and password.
Save items to My Favorites by clicking on the pin next to an item.
To access My Favorites, sign into Search It and click the pin in the top right corner. You can also use the dropdown menu and click on "Saved Items."
Within My Favorites, you can organize, print, and e-mail any saved search results. You can also export them to citation management programs like RefWorks - check out our guide on Citations and Bibliographies.
To remove a pin, simply click the pin next to the item.