You can use the Library's catalog to search for books, e-books, and DVDs about literary topics. Finding books about other books can be a bit tricky; follow the search strategy below that fits your topic best.
1. Keyword searching: Search for analysis of a genre, subject, movement, or other broad topic.
To explore a topic, try a keyword search in the online catalog. It may be helpful to combine your topic word with a term such as criticism, literature or interpretation. For example:
2. Subject searching: Search for analysis of a particular author or work.
If you're looking for books about an author, type their name in as a subject, not author. The same goes if you're looking for books about another title - search by subject, not title. For example, the following search:
will give you the following results:
Search for resources from around the World and use the Library'sInterlibrary Loan system to retrieve books, articles and even DVDs
Borrowing from Other Libraries
You may use our free Interlibrary Loan service to request books and articles that are not available at the Bentley Library. Interlibrary Loan will not order e-books, full journal issues, or reference books.
If you have questions, please contact Interlibrary Loan at interlibloan@bentley.edu or 781-891-2301.