Marshall Brooks Library: Chemistry Subject Guide: Books & Media

Books & eBooks

You can search by subject for an individual, time period, geographic location, or period.

Library Search - Books & Media @ Principia This link opens in a new window
Marshall Brooks Library catalog of materials including books, ebooks, DVDs, and other items.
I-Share Catalog This link opens in a new window
Catalog of materials from 94 Illinois libraries.
ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Over 237,000 academic eBooks across all disciplines.
eBook Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
The eBook Academic Collection from EBSCOhost contains over 259,000 eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter—from Business to Science to Engineering and Humanities. Additional titles are added to the package each month.
Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new window
The Very Short Introductions titles "provide intelligent and serious introductions to a huge range of subjects, written by experts in the field who combine facts, analysis, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make challenging topics highly readable."
Oxford Scholarship Online This link opens in a new window
eBooks from Oxford University Press published 2020–March 2025 in the subjects of Biology, History, Law, Music, Political Science, Psychology, and Religion.
Wiley eBooks This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to Wiley eBooks in all subject areas added to the Wiley Online Library platform from 2020 through June 2025.

Films & Videos

I-Share Libraries
Video resources available through CARLI's 89 academic and research libraries.

If you want a title that is not available through Library Search @ Prin or I-Share:

Search WorldCat.org for the item and click on its title.

Click on the link "Borrow this item from another library"
Fill out and submit the WorldCat form.

Otherwise, please fill out this Interlibrary Loan Request Form below.

Questions? Contact Abigail DeWeese at 618.374.5072 or abigail.deweese@principia.edu

Using I-Share

Because the Marshall Brooks Library is a member of the CARLI consortium, we are able to borrow books and other multimedia materials from any of the other 89 members throughout the state of Illinois. If there is a title you cannot find in the library's catalog, it may be available through I-Share.

You can search for items in all libraries participating in I-Share using our Library Search @ Principia. From the simple search page, choose "all I-Share libraries" from the drop-down box:

Or, from the advanced search page, choose the radial button for "All I-Share libraries":

Once you've found an item you want, click on its individual record and scroll down to the "Get It" section. If our library does not have the item, the section will be labeled "How to Get It" instead.

Click on "I-Share" to go to the requesting screen (this may take some patience, as the I-Share screen can be slow to load).

The details about the item requested will be filled in automatically. Make sure the item details and where you’ll pick it up are correct. There is also a spot to write any comments you have to help us fill your request. Then click “send request.”