The library's print collection is organized by the Library of Congress Classification scheme.  To browse the Hostos library for books on history, see the below call numbers.

D History of Europe

Asia, Africa, & Australia

E & F American History

Library Catalog

Click on the Library catalog link above to search for a book. 

• To search for a book at Hostos and other CUNY schools select the library from the list on the right-hand side of the catalog. 
• You can search by Title or Author if you are looking for a specific book
• For a Title search, exclude articles The and A
• An Author search should follow this format: Last name, First name
• Alternatively you can do an All Fields or Subject search for books on a topic. 
• Then click the Search button
• Depending on what type of search you executed, click on the Title, Author, or Subject of the book you are interested in finding

• The record, or the book's descriptive information, will then display.  Click on Location and Call number (Blue Box) 

• The next screen will give you the books location, call number, and status
• The three Locations are: Stacks (circulates), Reference (library use only), or Reserves (two hour loan period)
• The Call Number is a unique alpha-numeric number you will need to locate the book in the library
• Regular Loan indicates the book is available to check-out.
• If there is a date and time under the Due Date field, the book is currently checked-out

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