Books can be found through MaagNet, the Maag Library online catalog, or through the OhioLINK Catalog, which locates items available at other OhioLINK institutions. Follow the OhioLINK Borrowing Service procedure to request them.
Astronomy resources are located throughout the library--the Reference Room, Serials (journals), or in the circulating collection--and arranged according to the Library of Congress (LC) Classification System. If a useful item is found in one of these areas, use that same call number to find other material on the same or similar topics in other areas of the library. See Location and Building Guide for assistance.
Astronomy Terms with Related Call Number Ranges
| Astronomy | QB1-QB981 |
| Practical and Spherical Astronomy | QB140-QB237 |
| Theoretical Astronomy and Celestial Mechanics | QB349-QB421 |
| Astrophysics | QB460-QB466 |
In addition to print monographs some full-text, scholarly, scientific monographs may be found through the Electronic Book Center (EBC) using Library of Congress Subject headings or such keyword search terms as “Astronomy, Astrophysics, or Celestial Mechanics.” Two other collections of electronic resources are Safari Books , Wiley Online Books, and the EBSCO E-Book Collections.