CSSLibraryGuides: Library of The College of St. Scholastica: Books

Feles bibliothecia

Our catalog is named after Scholaticat, the legendary monastic feline (feles bibliothecia - the "cat of the library"). Stop by the Library and pick up a Scholasticat tee-shirt today.

ScholastiCAT This link opens in a new window
ScholastiCAT is the Library's catalogue, a listing of its books by author, title, & subject. Videos are also included. ScholastiCAT will search all of our print books, our video & media, and a portion of our e-books collections.

Ebsco eBook Collection
Searches Ebsco eBooks in ScholastiCAT and the Academic eBook Collection.

Academic eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
249,000+ current academic titles.

Specialized eBook collections
Library Browser
Browse titles recently added to the CSS Library.

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) has been actively maintained since 1898 to catalog materials held at the Library of Congress & libraries across the United States.

LC Subject Headings

MnPALS
Search the collections of over 60 academic & public libraries. Use the "request item" link to have book delivered to our Library for pick-up.
WorldCAT
Search the combined collections of the libraries of 14 countries. Because of the national & international scope of this collection, our ability to borrow titles for you may have restrictions. Use our Interlibrary Loan form to request a title.

Information about Interlibrary Loan

HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new window
HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. Many of these (mostly pre-1923 books) are fully available to the researcher.
Google Books This link opens in a new window
Search digitized books and magazines in the public domain.
eBooks Minnesota This link opens in a new window
eBooks on a wide variety of subjects for readers of all ages, featuring content from Minnesota's independent publishers

Local libraries

Duluth Public Library
Homepage of the Duluth Public Library - a best bet for local history & pleasure reading.
University of Minnesota Duluth
The other academic library. CSS students may use the UMD library after obtaining a special borrower's card (no cost). Remember, CSS students - don't assume UMD has something we do not have because it's "bigger." Start with the CSS Library.