Finding books
- Search our library catalogue at library.dow.cam.ac.uk (remember, Downing books are not on iDiscover)
- Using Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) will get the best results, with [author] AND [keyword] often used reliably.
- Click on the title for full details and to check location (including classmark) and availability
Quick introduction to using the catalogue
- You can now request the book(s) through our Request & Collect service (Screen reader friendly details here)
- If you are in the library you can use a library map to locate available books in the main rooms (use the first part of the classmark to identify the correct area on the map)
- Basement books (in the basement book stacks) are also open access and are in numerical order
- Display books can be found near to the front door
- Cataloguing books aren’t on the shelves but can be requested – email: library@dow.cam.ac.uk (we will expedite any that you require)
- For Staff area books or any questions, speak to staff in the library or email as above
- Reference only books can often be made borrowable on request – please contact staff as above
- On loan books can be reserved – log in using your Reader code (the alphanumeric sequence beneath the barcode on your University card)
- You can also renew your books once logged in (select and renew one by one)
Any library enquiries can be directed to: library@dow.cam.ac.uk