Beck Library - Research Tools
Find Books
Library Catalogs and Book Sellers
Use the Beck Library catalog to search for books and other resources like DVDs, videos, or CDs at the BC3 Beck Library. In addition to Beck Library's Catalog, there are many more library catalogs available online. Listed below are regional, national, and international library catalogs. Additionally, links to online book sellers are provided.
Ask A Librarian
If you are unsure of which catalog to use or cannot find the answers to your questions, then consider using BC3's Ask A Librarian web feature.
BC3 Beck Library
Beck Library Catalog
Netlibrary On-campus users only
A collection of several thousand full-text electronic books.
For off campus access to Netlibrary login to Blackboard and then select "Beck Library on Blackboard". Netlibrary is listed under the Find Books button in Beck Library on Blackboard.
Regional Catalogs
Access Pennsylvania
A project of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, this database includes the holdings of over 2,000 school, public, academic and special libraries in Pennsylvania.
Butler Area Public Library
Butler County Federated Library System (access all public libraries in Butler County)
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Cranberry Public Library
New Castle Public Library
Slippery Rock University, Bailey Library Catalog
When searching the Slippery Rock University catalog, you may also search any or all of the other 14 state universities in Pennsylvania by clicking on the "simultaneous search" button and selecting universities from the list provided.
University of Pittsburgh Libraries Catalog
Public Libraries in Pennsylvania
Academic Libraries in Pennsylvania
National and International Catalogs
WorldCat
Library of Congress
WebCats
World-wide links to library catalogs on the web.
A List of US an Foreign Libraries on the Web
Book Sellers
Amazon.com
Online bookstore that includes book summaries and reviews.
Barnes & Noble
Online bookstore that includes book summaries and reviews.
Alibris
Offers access to thousands of independent sellers. Resource for used, new and hard to find books.
