To find a specific book or to find a book on a specific topic, your best bet is to start with Mondor-Eagen Library resources and then expand your search. As an online student, you have full access to the Mondor-Eagen Library's collections of electronic content. The Mondor-Eagen also has access to a network of libraries in Central and Western Massachusetts (CWMARS) where electronic content can be borrowed by AMC students.
E-books can be found in the library catalog, as well as in specific e-book databases. To limit your search to just show e-books, change the "All formats" dropdown option to "E-book." If the AMC library doesn't have what you need, expand your search to include all of the CWMARS libraries (top of drop down list). If you have any difficulty logging in or using our online resources, email library@annamaria.edu.
Begin searching in the AMC Library catalog below, or navigate to the main page. Click here for a tutorial video on how to use the catalog.
Interlibrary loan (ILL) is a system through which the AMC library requests articles and books that we do not carry from other libraries. As an online student, you can place an interlibrary loan request for any articles where the library does not have access to the full text.*
If a shareable copy can be found within our various resource sharing consortiums, it will be requested on your behalf and sent to you via email as soon as it is available. It is recommended that you immediately download the article once received, as the link to the document does not last indefinitely.
To request an item through interlibrary loan, please click here.
*Note: Interlibrary loan services for online students are limited to articles, as book loans can only be placed for physical books, which must be picked up and returned to campus. If you live nearby and can travel to pick up/return the books, you can place requests for physical books.
Open Educational Resources (OERs) are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse at no cost, and without needing to ask permission. Unlike traditional copyrighted resources, OER have been authored or created by an individual or organization that chooses to allow for re-use and adaptation of their work.
Not all free online materials are considered an OER, so make sure to abide by copyright laws when using materials you find online. If a resource doesn't obviously state if it is an OER, err on the side of caution and assume it is not.
Browse the selection below of OER libraries for use in your studies:
All the databases that the library subscribes to are available from off-campus. Click here to see a full list of databases the library subscribes to.
