Off-campus access is available to current faculty, staff, and students. Contact library@coa.edu or 207-801-5665 for the required id/password.
Search Thorncat, our online catalog, to find books in Thorndike Library.
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Search Tip: Remember to use quotes when searching words as a phrase. Try multiple searches using similar ideas (ex: search on "middle ages" as well as medieval).
Search these catalogs to find books in libraries beyond Thorndike. We can get most books for you via interlibrary loan, often within just a few days. Email us the book(s) you need at: ill@coa.edu
Jump to books previously placed on reserve in the library or listed in the syllabus for the course indicated:
(Please Note: The courses listed below may or may not fulfill COA's history requirement.)
Each library book is shelved according to its call number, based on the Library of Congress classification system. The call number is located on the spine of the book. Browse the library shelves for the call numbers below to find books related to history.
D World History & History of Countries other than the Americas
D History (general)
DA Great Britain
DC France
DD Germany
DE Greco-Roman World
DF Greece
DG Italy
DJK Eastern Europe (General)
DK Russia. Former Soviet Republics
DP Spain
DS Asia
DT Africa
E-F History of the Americas
E11-143 America
E151-909 United States
F 1-975 United States local History
F1201-3799 Latin America. Spanish America