The books in the King's Library are organized by Library of Congress call numbers, which can seem overwhelming at first.
Each LoC call number is made up of a series of letters and numbers in a particular order. Here's an example:
BL - The first set of letters is the general subject of the book
820 - The number is the specific subject
H45 - This letter usually represents the author's last name
H84 - This set of letter and numbers further identifies the book
2005 - This number represents the year the book was published
For more details, see our page on Call Numbers.
The best place to begin your search is the Novanet catalogue, which contains all holdings at all of the university and community college libraries in Nova Scotia and Mount Allison University Library in New Brunswick.
If you would like to limit your search to the King's Library or Dalhousie, you can select this option in your search. You can also request items from other libraries using Novanet Express.
A Novanet search will bring up both print and e-resources. You have the option to filter your search to focus on one or the other if desired. Other search filters include limiting your results based on publication date, owning library, type of resource (book, article, dissertation, etc.), and language.
If the book you are looking for is not in Novanet, visit our Interlibrary Loans page to find out how to request it from libraries worldwide. (Please note that the Interlibrary Loan service is not available for distance students.)
Black England: A Forgotten Georgian History by 
Self-Commentary in Early Modern European Literature, 1400-1700 by 
Domestic Devotions in the Early Modern World by 
Conserving Health in Early Modern Culture by 
Memory in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1800 by 
Vampyres by 
Feminist Readings of Early Modern Culture by