eBooks & Books

eBooks

You can find eBooks in the online library collections:

Use your Canvas login to access eBooks 24/7!  See Articles & Databases on the library website for the complete list of online collections.

Cover and table of contents display for eBook of Gordo

Gordo Links to an external site. by Jaime Cortez, available as an eBook from Cabrillo Library.

Books

Searching

Use OneSearch Links to an external site. to search for a book on any topic. 

Cabrillo Library OneSearch offers features to limit your search to books, above the search box or after entering your search terms

Make note of whether it's available and the location and call number. These will tell you if the book is available for checkout, and where to find it.

Record for the book "Blind Injustice" in OneSearch, including availability, location, and call number

Finding the Book on the Shelf

Student looking for a book on the shelf

The letters and numbers on the book's spine are called Library of Congress call numbers. They tell you where the book is and what it is about.  

For example, let's look at the call number for the book, Blind Injustice:

KF9756 .G63 2017

  • K = Law
  • KF = United States Law
  • 9756 = Judicial Error
  • G63 = Name of author
  • 2017 = Year of publication

Book spine label showing call number KF9756.G63 2017

For a brief demonstration, please watch the following 2-minute video on reading and understanding Library of Congress call numbers: