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If you need a book, start with the NMSU Library Catalog:

NMSU Library Catalog
Search the NMSU Library's holdings for books, audio, videos, and more.

*Call Number Location Chart

Reference	Zuhl 1st Floor		Q – QC	Branson 2nd Floor
A – J	Zuhl 2nd Floor		QD – SD	Branson 3rd Floor
K – PZ	Zuhl 3rd Floor		SF – Z	Branson 4th Floor

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eBook Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to 243,158 titles in the sciences, social sciences, humanities and business.
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
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Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Search a single eBook or across an entire eBook collection.

Branigan Public Library
Search the collections of the Las Cruces Public Library.

WorldCat This link opens in a new window
The world's most comprehensive bibliography, with 40 million bibliographic records representing 400 languages.

UTEP Library Catalog
Google Books
Search the contents of millions of books. If you find one you think will be useful, look in our catalog to see if we have a copy.
Library of Congress Call Number Classifications