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Coe - Chalon: 310.954.4370
McCarthy - Doheny: 213.477.2750
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Stop by the Circulation Desk at either library and ask in person.
If you don't find the book that you want in Quick Search try searching in WorldCat. Please fill out an ILL Materials Request form so that we can help you search the broader Interlibrary Loan (ILL) network and request any materials you may need.
OR if you prefer, you can search for eBooks in each individual database listed below:
Browse eBooks by subject or use the Advanced Search or Advanced features to find books by title, subject, keyword-in-text, or author.
Open Access eBooks
Use subject-specific encyclopedias and dictionaries for fact checking, quick and basic information, and topic overviews. Also, use concordances and commentaries for locating specific words and topics within various biblical books. Concordances and commentaries provide an index of biblical concepts helping researchers track the use of these words and concepts throughout the Jewish and Christian Bibles.
Kanopy is a streaming video resource with a broad collection of over 30,000 films on a multitude of subjects from leading producers/distributors, such as Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, A24 and many more.
Effective July 1, 2021, MSMU Libraries will transition to a Smart DDA model, which means that users will still have immediate access to over 10,000 films - including our currently licensed 230 films. Some Kanopy titles will be requestable through a form so please allow 24-48 hours to make these films available.
Kanopy is an on-demand film streaming service that has a broad collection of over 30,000 full-length films on a multitude of subjects from leading producers/distributors, such as Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, New Day Films, Samuel Goldwyn, PBS, and more.
Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device, or platform by visiting msmu.kanopy.com or downloading the Kanopy app.
Please help us keep costs down by exiting out of a film quickly if you don't plan to watch it. After 30 seconds of viewing, the license triggers.
If you create a Kanopy account with your MSMU credentials, you will be able to:
Kanopy has many titles of unique educational, social, and cultural value. Enjoy!
Want to read about women's roles in religion and religious life? Check out this mini-bibliography:
Want to learn about the current pope, his teachings and philosophies? Check out this mini-bibliography:
Want to read about Jesus in history? Check out this mini-bibliography:
COE LIBRARY
Chalon Campus
Charles Willard Coe Library
12001 Chalon Road
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310.954.4370
McCARTHY LIBRARY
Doheny Campus
J. Thomas McCarthy Library
10 Chester Place
Los Angeles, CA 90007
213.477.2750
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