What is Search@UW?

1. Enter keywords on the topic you are interested in.
2. On the results list screen, keep the UW-Green Bay Library drop-down as is for items available at UWGB campuses or change it to UWGB & Requestable Items  to include items that can be sent from other libraries. Press enter to make the changes.
   
3. If you want, limit to Books under Resource Type to eliminate videos and other material types.
   
4. Click on the title of the book to learn more about it and where to find it.

1. Enter as much identifying information as you have about the book (for example: title, author, ISBN)
   
2. Click on the title of the book, then on Details to verify that you found the right one.
   
3. If your book doesn't appear at the top of the list, try limiting the Resource Type to Books.
   
4. If it still doesn't show up, Ask a Librarian for help.

Ebooks will show Online Access instead of a shelf location and call number. Click on it to find the full-text options.

Or click on the title to learn more about the book. Then click on View It to jump to full-text options.

Follow the link after View Now. If prompted, sign in with your UWGB user name and password.

The location of a book can be found below the authors' names on the results list.

Or by clicking on the title and then on Get It.

The first part of the location tells you where in the library to look for the book.

The second part (Call Number) tells you where on the shelf to find the book.

Read one part of the call number at a time.

Example: HQ73.3.U62 W653 2021

Shelves are labeled with ranges of call numbers to help you find the right row. Follow the labels and go step by step through the call number. Ask a library staff member if you would like help.

If you aren't able to get your book from the shelves immediately, you can place a request.

1. Click on Request this item.
   

   Or click on the title, then click on Request Options.
   

2. Sign in to see request options. Enter your UW-Green Bay user name and password.
   

3. Click on Get It to request the full book.
   

   If the book is owned by a UW-Green Bay library, look for the UWGB Libraries Request link and click to open the form.
   

4. Click the Send button to submit the form.
   

   You can choose to pick up items at Cofrin Library in Green Bay or at the Sheboygan campus library.

   If you're an online student or don't have a local pickup option and you live outside Brown and Sheboygan counties, choose UW-Green Bay Online Education to have materials mailed to your home.

5. You will get an email telling you when and where your item is available to pick up.