About Our Collections

Use of Electronic Resources

Use of any of the library’s electronic resources must comply with The Claremont Colleges Policy Regarding Appropriate Use of Campus Computing and Network Resources.

Databases

or browse hundreds of databases and electronic journals. Databases are tools to help you discover information across all disciplines in a range of formats including full-text journal articles, citations, data and statistics, primary sources, images, media and more. Alternatively, search for journals by title in the e-journals look-up.

Journals

BrowZine allows you to search or browse for journals, magazines, and newspapers available from The Claremont Colleges Library or from open sources on your computer, tablet, or personal device via the Web. Prefer Classic Search? It’s still available!

Books, DVDs, and other course materials are available on Honnold 1 near the Main Services Desk

These materials are meant to be easily accessible to the entire class throughout the semester. Students can use these materials in the Library or check them out for 4 hours at a time.

See our Course Readings page for more information.

The Claremont Colleges Library is a United States Federal and California State depository library. We have been a federal depository since 1913 and a state depository since 1952.

Almost all current (since 2006) government documents are available electronically through Library Search. Records for selected documents back to 1976 are also available via Library Search. You can search by subject, title, or the Government Documents number (not a piece of information you usually have).

International Government Documents (IGO’s); California State and Local (most) are cataloged using LC classification and integrated into the library’s main collection. They can be found using Library Search.

U.S. Documents in print are filed using Sudoc (Superintendent of Documents) classification system, and about 80% of post-1976 documents are available through Library Search. Most pre-1976 documents are not available using Library Search. They are housed in the U.S. Government Publications collection on the first floor of Mudd.

California State Government Documents are classified using LC Classification, available via Library Search, but housed in a separate location, at the end of the U.S. Government Documents Collection on the first floor of Mudd.

Local Government Documents are scattered, mostly in the main stacks, available through Library Search, and not currently collected.

British Government Documents (a substantial print collection) are not classified or in Library Search. They are housed in a separate collection located at the beginning of the U.S. Government Documents collection on the first floor of Mudd. There are some finding tools shelved at the beginning of the collection.