Library Science

Use the main search box, Thorncat, on the library homepage to search for books or use the search box below.

Don't know what a call number is? See our guide on Understanding Call Numbers.
Looking for a book not held in the library? Request it through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Senior Projects and Master’s Theses are cataloged in Thorncat. Some projects are temporarily held from public view, which is reflected in their call number. All other available Senior Projects will have SENIOR PROJECT as their call number and are available for in-library viewing. Master’s Thesis call numbers have the prefix THESIS and are located in the COA Collection area at the back of the library (they are bound in blue with title and author imprinted on spine). Click HERE to view the Senior Projects & Master’s Theses in Archives & Thorncat Google Sheet, which is a list of all the projects and theses held in the archives. 

Viewing Senior Projects and Master’s Theses
Senior Projects are stored in the college archives. They range in format from VHS and cassette to compact disc and printed books. They are available for in-library use only. The library has players for the various formats. To view a senior project, click here to schedule an appointment or ask any library staff member for assistance.

Master’s Thesis call numbers have the prefix THESIS and are located in the COA Collection area at the back of the library (they are bound in blue with title and author imprinted on spine). They are available for in-library use only and are self-serve.

Sampling of Senior Projects

1. Library cafe concept development - Hannah Mathilde Little, 2013
2. (Sub)cultural communication: the process and politics of creating a Zine library - Jasmine Bourgeois, 2017
3. The book of stories/ la caja de los cuentos: travels from the mobile library - Lika Uehara, 2020
4. A map of non-book resources in Maine libraries - Pigeon Voigt, 2024
5. Between archive and field: an investigation into the depiction of ethnobiological relationships in archival materials from the Smithsonian-Roosevelt Africa Exploring Expedition - Marissa Claire Glaser Altmann, 2013

If you can't find materials in Thorncat, check MaineCat and WorldCat. If you find something you'd like to borrow, you can email ill@coa.edu to request materials via Interlibrary Loan. Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is the process by which libraries request materials from other libraries. 

Databases with ebooks:

Jump to books previously placed on reserve in the library or listed in the syllabus for the course indicated:

• Community-based Climate Solutions Lab