You can search iFind, the library catalogue, for print books and ebooks, as well as many other resources. When you are searching for a specific book we recommend you use the author's surname and one or two key words from the title to search. You can then filter by "Full text online" to find an ebook. It's also helpful to select "Books and more" rather than searching from "Everything".
There is a guide to iFind below this text. There is also a guide to finding your books on the library shelves.
Many of the books used for the study of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology are at these locations:
DE, DF, DG | Greek and Roman History | Level 2 West |
DT | Egyptian History | Level 2 West |
PA | Latin and Greek Literature | Level 1 West |
Some reference books for Classics and Ancient History are in the Study Hall Reference collection on Level 3 West.
Many reference books on Egyptology are in the Egyptology Reference Collection on Level 3 East.
Books at Swansea University are automatically renewed unless they are requested by another user. If the book you want is on loan it's is very important that you log into iFind and request the book. Remember to check your email regularly in case books you borrow have been requested.
Most of our e-books can be found via iFind. Our e-books on Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology are available via three main websites: Proquest, VLE and ACLS Humanities. These tabs will tell you a little bit more about these main databases. To login, use your 6 digit student number as the username and your usual password.
Humanities E-Book is a digital collection offered by the ACLS in collaboration with ten learned societies, nearly 80 contributing publishers, and librarians at the University of Michigan’s Scholarly Publishing Office. The result is an online, fully searchable collection of high-quality books in the Humanities, recommended and reviewed by scholars.