Searching for Books with Discover

Search the Libraries catalog using Discover.

15 steps

Ncsu

Searching for books in Discover

Navigate to the Libraries' homepage: [www.lib.ncsu.edu](https://www.lib.ncsu.edu)

Select the **"Books & Media"** button below the search bar and type the title, the topic, or author you're searching for. In this example, "Manga."

"books and media" button selected and search terms in the search bar

The next page will show all the books or media with the words "manga" in the title or that are tagged with manga as a subject.

Filtering results

You can select whether you want physical or online books in the **"Show only" menu.**

Filter results to a particular library or collection using the **"Library" menu.**

"library" menu is below "show only" menu

To narrow the results within your search, expand the **"Topic" menu.** This will list subtopics within the topic you searched for.

Expand the **"Genre" menu** section to narrow to genres within your topic search.

Finding a book you want to check out

There are two ways to save the link to this book: using the **share icon** to get the **permanent link**, or using the **bookmark** icon to save it to your account.

Top right corner of the item record has a menu with four buttons. The first button is the "share" button, the fourth button is the "bookmark" button.

To learn more about the book, including how to get it, click the title of the book.

The title of the book is hyperlinked. Clicking it will take you to an item record page with more information.

Getting books

The next page will list the **book's location** as well as the call number to locate it. Use this [guide for reading call numbers](https://lib.arizona.edu/find/locate/call-numbers) or stop by the Ask Us desk for help!

in the "location" section, the library and call number are listed

In the Locations section of this page, you may **request the book** to be held for you at the Ask Us desk at the library of your choice. Login to your account to select the hold location for your book. - Requests between libraries take a couple business days. - Requests from the Stacks to the Ask Us desk usually take one business day. - Requests from the bookBot to the Ask Us desk take about an hour.

the "Request" section is below the "location" section

**Sign in** to view your request options. These may vary based on your affiliation with the Libraries.

The "Request" section has a link to "sign in"

Select **"Request"** to open the request form.

After signing in a "Request button" appears on the page

Choose your **pick-up location** from the drop-down list.

A pop-up window with a drop-down menu to select the pick-up location

Add any special notes or requests if needed. **Submit** your request! You will be **notified by email** when the request has been received as well as when it is ready to be picked up! Remember to **bring your NCSU ID** to check items out from Ask Us!

"Send Request" button at the bottom of the request form.

If you have questions about this process or need assistance at any time, please contact Ask Us!