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Electronic Books Guide: Getting Started

Finding ebooks in the catalog

  1. From the Murphy Library homepage or Search@UW, use the dropdown menu next to the search box to change your search to UWL Books & Media.
  2. Once you have run a search, you can use the filters on the left to limit the results to Online Resources and Books.

Ebook collections

Murphy Library provides access to a number of large, multidisciplinary ebook collections such as:

Murphy Library also collects ebooks in smaller, specialized collections such as:

Research Assistance

Reference Desk

Librarians can help you learn to make the most of the information resources, tools, and services of Murphy Library and beyond!

Weekdays & Sunday afternoons (fall/spring):

  • Visit us at the reference desk (1st floor)
  • Call us at 608.785.8508
  • Web Chat with us

Any time (year-round):


Local history and/or archives research? Special Collections / Area Research Center specialists are available!