Books are shelved on the second and third floors of the library, and are organized by Library of Congress call numbers. These call numbers are associated with certain subjects, so related books will be shelved closer together. Once you find a book that matches your research needs, try browsing in that same section to find more relevant books.
Here are some useful call number ranges and their associated subjects:
If a book you need isn't available at the Goldstein Library, you can request a copy to be delivered from another library using Interlibrary Loan. This free service is available for students, staff, and faculty. Fill out the Interlibrary Loan Request Form to submit a request.
You can search Worldcat to find books at other libraries.
Below is a select list of subject headings to try searching in the Goldstein Library Catalog. You'll want to try different search terms and strategies as your research develops.
To find books available at the library, you'll need to search the Library Catalog.
In the Library Catalog, you can search by Keywords. This is a general search feature that will probably yield more results than you need. If you search for "art history," for example, you'll get over 6000 search results.
Try narrowing your search by changing your search terms by selecting from the Search by drop down menu. Of course, if you know the specific book you need, you should try searching by Title or Author.
You can also search by Subject Headings in the same Search by menu. Subject headings help link different books in the library catalog that fall under the same subject. The subject heading "Art--History," for example, yields a more manageable number of results with more relevant titles.
When you find a book in the catalog that's relevant for your research, check out the other subject headings that have been assigned to that title. These subject headings are linked to other related books. The subject headings are located at the bottom of the bibliographic information under Subject and just above the Holdings Information. Your scope and research questions might change as you explore different subject headings.
Toggle over to the Advanced Search tab to use multiple search terms for even more targeted results. The example search below yields only 1880 results, but all 1880 will be related to both the keyword search and the subject search.