LibGuides: Irish Studies: Find Books and Videos

How to Search for a Book in the Axinn Library

Irish Studies by its nature is interdisciplinary. It covers a broad range of subjects including history, literature, art and sociology.

Our circulating books are found on floors 4-8. Use the Library Catalog and begin with a Keyword Search. Search the records you find for the appropriate Subject heading. Click on the Subject link which will lead you to books relevant to your topic and you can then determine by the call number on which floor your books are held.

In addition, we have a great number of ebooks which you can download through our Library Catalog.

Selected New Eboiok Titles

Black Abolitionists in Ireland by Christine Kinealy
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2020-04-28
The Great Famine and the Irish Diaspora in America by Arthur Gribben
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Ireland's Empire by Colin Barr
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2020-01-16
Ireland and the Great War by Keith Jeffery
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2000-11-09
Ireland and the Monarchy by John Gibney (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2019

Find Books and Videos

Books/Ebooks
Click on Books/eBooks at the upper left-hand corner of the Library Homepage. You can search by Author, Title, Subject or Keyword.

Ebscohost eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
This Ebsco ebook collection contains 70,000 books that are available to Hofstra faculty and students.

Google Books
According to Google, they have scanned 10 million books. Most of these books are no longer in print. One million are in the public domain.

WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Catalog containing over 54 million records, representing the holdings of thousands of libraries. Items found in WorldCat that are not owned by Axinn Library may be requested through Interlibrary Loan.
Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
Contains excellent art and design videos.

Films on Demand
Web-based digital video delivery service that allows you to view streaming videos
from Films Media Group anytime, anywhere, 24/7! Choose from thousands of high-quality educational titles in dozens of subject areas.

Kanopy This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary streaming video database, offering films from the Criterion Collection, Media Education Foundation, and many more.