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How to search for books or ebooks in ATU Library

Use the library discovery service to search for books and ebooks.

For books, you’ll see its location and class number, this will help you find it on the library shelves.

For ebooks, simply click on the link to read it online or download.

Search Tips

• Know what book you're looking for? Use the author's surname and the book title. For example, Cotrell study skills
• Browsing books on a topic? Use a few keywords. It's a good idea to be as specific as possible. For example, history Ireland famine
• Use Refine Results to filter to books or ebooks.   

Springer Computer Science eBook Collection 2024

Explore Springer Computer Science eBooks now to read the most recently published ebooks on computer science from publisher Springer. 

This is an N-TUTORR funded database. Please fill out this short N-TUTORR data collection form if you are using this resource.

Finding books on the shelves 

• Search the library website to find a book and its class number (shelf number).
• Books are shelved in numeric order.
• Signs at the end of each row of shelves show what class numbers it holds. 
• The class number for each book is displayed on the spine of the book. 

Computing Class Numbers

• 003                  Systems
• 004                  Data processing
• 004.6               Networks
• 005                  Programming
• 005.1               Software engineering
• 005.133           Programming languages
• 005.43             Operating systems
• 005.5               Integrated programs (e.g. Office)
• 005.7               Database systems
• 006.3               Artificial intelligence
• 006.6               Computer graphics
• 006.68             Game design
• 006.7               Multimedia and web design
• 006.74             Markup languages
• 006.78             Cloud computing
• 510                  Maths
• 658.4038         Management information systems
• 658.4038011   Business information systems
• 658.372           Digital marketing  

Can't find what you're looking for?

Book out on loan? Click on Place hold while searching or Contact us to add your name to a waiting list.

Book not available in ATU Library? Use our Document Supply / Inter-Library Loan Service. Contact us for more info.

Recommend a book. Contact us to suggest a book to add to the library collection.