How To:
Use the new consortial online catalog, Minerva:
Keep your campus ID card handy . . .
- Log onto the Minerva catalog
- On the drop-down menu, choose whether you want to search by author , title , subject , or keyword
- Enter your search terms ( author is last name first )
- From the pull-down list under Select Library, choose Unity College and select Go
- If we have items that meet your search criteria, you will see a list; here you may click on the link for a specific title to find out more about it
- When you find the record for an item you want, write down the call number and get it from the stacks (ask for help if you need it)
- If you don't find what you're looking for in our collection, you may expand your search to All Minerva Libraries
- If you see an item you'd like us to order for you interlibrary loan, inside that item record, click on Request
- Enter your name, your barcode number from the back of your library card, and click Submit
- If you don't find what you want in Minerva , you may look at other libraries by clicking on Search MaineCat
- If you find what you need in MaineCat, please use our ILL request form
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Search for reserves, maps, and other limiters:
Select from the drop-down "Format" menu, located toward the lower left-hand corner of the screen before entering your search.
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Find newspapers
The library subscribes to the following newspapers (paper copy can vary significantly from online versions--please stop by the library to see recent paper editions) :
Search Maine Newstand to search the archives of these Maine newspapers
Search Proquest Newspapers for full text coverage of national and world newspapers
Find other world and national newspapers at Newslink.org
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Find downloadable e-books or audiobooks (access type varies):
Note: These lists are not all-inclusive! If you don't find what you're looking for, please contact the Library.