Use the Holman Library Primo One Search below to find relevant books by and about your authors.

Wondering what to type in the search box? Search the title of your work, author name, or other associated keywords. Examples:

• Alice Walker
• African American writers
• criticism

Be aware that this search box only searches the records for the books, not the full text of the books. So searching more broadly with produce more results than searching narrowly (diego rivera AND murals instead of man at the crossroads).

Limiting to Books

• To search only for books and book chapters, limit to books and book chaptersat Source Type OR select Advanced Search and limit to books only.
• A basic search returns a range of information types. Note the book, reference entry and article on social media in the image below.

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Using the Interlibrary Loan Service

InterLibrary Loan: No library has it all! But the InterLibrary Loan (or ILL) is a service offered by Holman Library for borrowing books and articles from other libraries. InterLibrary Loan requests are free to current GRC students, faculty and staff.

Search Widely

For your research, it is important to search many places.

• First, start with the books and articles available through the Holman Library.

• Then, If you find books and articles that the Library does NOT have access to, just request them through Interlibrary Loan.

• Using Interlibrary Loan increases the amount of resources available to you and helps you become a more thorough researcher.

Note:

• Books and other items that require mailing may take 1-2 weeks.

• Articles and other digital items may arrive within 2-5 days. Use your email as your contact info and the article will be sent directly to you.

If you need help filling out this form, call the library reference desk at (253) 931-6480.

Other places you can search...

Use the links below to look for books, articles and more beyond our collection:

In the Humanities, secondary sources provide information about the primary work (literature, music, or art) you are studying. Secondary sources could be books, articles, films, web sites, or any other kind of information about the work, author, artist, etc.

Places to find book reviews:

Want to read a book online?

You can search our collection of over 50,000 electronic books, or ebooks, through the library's One Search tool. Be sure to login using your GRC email to ensure access.