You can search the catalogs to find books available at Bowdoin and beyond.
Example subject headings for books on higher education include:
Education, Higher
Universities and colleges
State universities and colleges
Or, browse our collection of books on education on the 3rd floor of the HL Library.
Books about Higher education, in general, are available under call numbers beginning with:
LA173-LA186: History of Higher education
LB 2300-LB2430: Higher education, Theory and practice
LC: Social Aspects of education
LC165-LC182: Higher education and the States
LC237-LC238: College and university community
LC212: Discrimination
LC213-LC214.53: Education equality
LJ: Student fraternities
When a book or journal article is not available at Bowdoin or MaineCat, you may request materials through our Interlibrary Loan system, ILLiad. In this system, you can request access to books and journals from academic libraries across the U.S. and in other countries. Your username and password for ILL/ILLiad are your Bowdoin email/network username and password. (You do not need to know which library has the item you want; the ILL department finds a holding library.) Articles are usually sent electronically, while books are delivered to Bowdoin through snail mail, usually within 5-10 working days.
