Get started with your research by searching for books (including e-books), articles, Archives & Special Collections material, digitized images, and more. Not sure where to start? Take a look at our research guides, stop by the reference desk with any questions, or make an appointment to meet with a librarian. Staying to do research this summer? Check out our workshops and activities just for you.
A variety of study spaces are available, including group studies for two or more people.
Course reserves are online and physical materials (textbooks, DVDs, CDs) required for your courses that the Library makes available to you. Find course reserves using your course Moodle page for online material or the Reserves search box at amherst.edu/library for physical material. You can check out physical materials for short-term loans (4 hours for books). Books for STEM courses are on reserve in the Science Library, for Humanities/Social Sciences courses in Frost, and for Music in the Music Library.
** See our updated services guide to learn more about requesting and using material, including information for remote thesis support. Contact us with any questions. We're here to support you!
Check out our Thesis Support guide, then make an appointment with a subject librarian to kick off your research.
A variety of study spaces are available, including group studies for two or more people.
If you don't find what you need for your research (or you think it's something Amherst should have) in Discover, a Research & Instruction librarian can help you decide if a purchase request is a better option than interlibrary loan.
Contact Circulation at (413) 542-2373 or libcirc@amherst.edu with questions about lost or billed items.