Quick Links
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Library Home Page This link opens in a new window
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Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
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Find Journals & Magazines This link opens in a new windowSearch for a specific journal, magazine, or newspaper, in print or online at the SCU Library.
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Merriam-Webster Unabridged This link opens in a new windowThe largest and most comprehensive dictionary of the English language as it is currently used today.
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Ask a Librarian This link opens in a new windowA team of librarians available to help you with library resources and search for information, every day at any time. The chat is interactive and always with a live person.
Humanities Librarian
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
lgoodwater@scu.edu
Finding Books
To find books written about a specific play, do a Subject search in OSCAR (the library's catalog) and type the name of the playwright (last name first). For example, to find books about the plays of Christopher Marlowe, type "Marlowe, Christopher."
There are so many books written about the works of Shakespeare that special subject headings exist for books that discuss productions of his plays. Do a Subject search and look at the results that come up under these headings:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film and video adaptations
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history.
If you are looking for books about a more general topic, do an Advanced search in OSCAR. If the first terms you type do not give you the results you want, try typing in various ways of describing your topic. Then, once you find some books that look like what you want, click on the Subject links that appear in the full records for those books, and you will probably find even more books on the same topic.
Obtaining Printed Books in the Library's Collection
While the library is closed because of the shelter-in-place order, its printed books are available for borrowing in the following ways:
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Curbside Pick-Up ServiceBooks and other physical materials in its collection can be requested for pick-up outside the entrance to the library. Click the link to learn complete details of this service.
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Residential/Home Delivery ServiceFor people who do not live near the university or who are otherwise unable to use the curbside pick-up service, the library is offering residential/home delivery of printed books and other physical materials in its collection, within the continental U.S. and Hawaii. Click the link to learn complete details of this service.