Finding Books Through 
There are two ways to obtain books at WCSU: one is by searching for books only available at Haas Library or other CSU libraries, and the other is through interlibrary loan, which allows you to receive materials not available either at WCSU or any of the other CSU libraries.
If you're in a hurry, your best option is to use WestSearch, the library's catalog located on the library homepage, to find the books located here at the Haas Library. (See Below) Use the Advanced Search link to make your search more specific - for instance, you can limit your search just to books.
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If you have a little more time, and the perfect book is at another CSU library, you can have it sent to you. To search all the CSU libraries, in the box that says "WCSU Libraries" scroll down to include all CSU libraries in your search.
The second option is to use WorldCat. WorldCat is a catalog that searches libraries across the United States and beyond. If you find something in WorldCat you could order it through interlibrary loan.
You may request Interlibrary Loan service when the book you need is not available from the CSCU Libraries, but this will only work if you've allowed yourself enough time. Before requesting an Interlibrary Loan, please discuss your information needs with the librarian at the Reference Desk. We may be able to find other items which are currently available that may satisfy your information needs.
WCSU uses the Library of Congress classification system for books, not the Dewey Decimal System,. The classification system determines a book's address within a library - its call number - which determines its location on the shelves. The call number is found on the label located on the spine of the book.
In the Library of Congress system, books on education are found in the "L" section, located on the fourth floor of Haas.
Psychology books are located in the BF section, also located on the fourth floor.
Since books of the same content are often grouped together, browsing the shelves can often reveal even more books than you may have found by searching the catalog, so a stroll through the stacks can be fruitful.
Below is a more detailed breakdown of the classification categories for Education and Psychology.
Education
Subclass L: Education (General)
Subclass LA: History of Education
Subclass LB: Theory and Practice of Education
Subclass LC: Special Aspects of Education
Subclass LD: Individual Institutions - United States
Subclass LE: Individual Institutions - America (except United States)
Subclass LF: Individual Institutions - Europe
Subclass LG: Individual Institutions - Asia, Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands
Subclass LH: College and School Magazines and Papers
Subclass LJ: Student Fraternities and Societies, United States
Subclass LT: Textbooks
Psychology
BF173: Psychoanalysis
BF176: Psychological Tests & Testing
BF180: Experimental Psychology
BF203: Gestalt Psychology
BF207: Psychotropic Drugs & Other Substances
BF231: Sensation. Aesthesiology
BF309: Consciousness. Cognition
BF501: Motivation
BF511: Affection. Feeling. Emotion
BF608: Will. Volition. Choice. Control
BF636: Applied Psychology
BF638: New Thought. Meniculture, etc.
BF660: Comparative Psychology. Animal & Human Psychology
BF692: Psychology of Sex. Sexual Behavior
BF697: Differential Psychology. Individuality. Self
BF698: Personality
BF699: Genetic Psychology
BF712: Developmental Psychology
BF725: Class Psychology
BF795: Temperament. Character:
BF839.8: Physiognomy. Phrenology
BF889: Graphology. Study of Handwriting
A search in the WestSearch catalog will reveal if an Ebook is available that matches your search criteria. Once you locate an ebook, you can look through it by the Table of Contents, just like you can with any print book, and jump to those pages. The book, or portions of it, is available to download.
Ebooks can also be found by searching our ebook databases.
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