Books you will need for the History of the Modern Middle East course be found in the Lewis University Library. You search the catalog in the circulating and reference collections, in I-Share, and in the library's ebook collections and CARLI ebooks..
More than 140,000 eBook titles in all subjects, including the humanities, history, business, sciences, education, health & medicine, and more.
Search books, journals,and DVDs owned by the Lewis University Library.
Your search box to a key word search, but you can use the dropdown menu to search by author, title, and subject. We find that students get better results on a subject search by using keyword rather than subject search.
You will get access to both books in our circulating and reference collections, as well as our ebook collections, notably CARLI ebooks (see EBL sidebox on how to access CARLI ebooks).
If Lewis does not have the book you are looking for, you can expand your search to all of the 86 I-Share libraries by using the dropdown menu to change "Local Catalog Only" to "All I-Share Libraries."
The reference books listings on this page are recommended as a first start for your research, where you can read about your topic in a concise form. These are found on the library first floor on the call numbers given in the catalog link.
To set up an I-Share Account, use the link at the bottom of this box to access the form. A Lewis picture ID is required in order to establish an I-Share Account.
We recommend the following steps in filling out the form.
a. For Desired Username, use the first part of your Lewis email address.
b. For Password, we recommend using your nine digit student ID number.
c. For Borrower ID (Barcode Number), use the barcode found on the back of your Lewis photo ID.
d. If no barcode is evident, you will need to visit the library and request a barcode..
e. For "I-Share institution with which you are affiliated" choose Lewis University.