New eBooks
Finding Books & eBooks - Children's Literature
The majority of the Library's books are now available online as eBooks. You can search for both print and online using UR Library Search.
Most print books for Children's Literature can be found on the Third Floor at shelfmarks 808 to 820 - see below for all location details. Children's books are also available in the School Experience Collection on the first floor, and we have some unique historical material in our Archives and Special Collections.
Here are some FAQs about finding and accessing books and eBooks:
- How to search UR Library Search
- How do I find a book on the shelves?
- Borrowing books and requesting items
- Where can I find my module readings?
Below are the main locations for print books in Children's Literature with their Shelfmarks (also known as a Call Number).
| Subject | Shelfmark(s) | Location |
| Academic and reference works | 809.89282 | Third Floor |
| Bibliographies of children’s books | 011.6 | First Floor |
| Books about children’s books (History, etc) | 028.52 | First Floor |
| Children’s books in education | 820.7 | Third Floor |
| Children’s literature in English (USA) | 810.99282 | Third Floor |
| Children’s literature in English (UK/Ireland) | 820.99282 | Third Floor |
| Guides to writing children’s books | 808.068 | Third Floor |
| Illustration and design of children’s books | 741.642 | Second Floor |
| School Experience Collection (SEC): Anthologies | ANT | First Floor |
| School Experience Collection (SEC): Infant fiction | IF | First Floor |
| School Experience Collection (SEC): Junior fiction | JF | First Floor |
| School Experience Collection (SEC): Junior non-fiction | Subject shelfmark | First Floor |
| School Experience Collection (SEC): Picture books | P | First Floor |
eBooks and Online Reference books
Most Essential texts, and many more, are provided as eBooks and can be found via UR Library Search.
The following eBook collections and reference works are especially useful for Children's Literature:
- Encyclopedia of Children's Literature This link opens in a new window
Includes biographies of every major author and illustrator and essays on all genres, individual works, global trends and themes of children's literature.
- Hockliffe Project This link opens in a new window
Index of the Hockliffe Collection of British children's books published from 1685 to the mid-twentieth century, held at the University of Bedfordshire. Includes full text digital copies of many titles.
- International Children's Digital Library (Open Access Resource) This link opens in a new window
The ICDL is a rich, multicultural resource which can be used in a variety of ways by children, parents and teachers, for education or leisure.
- OverDrive This link opens in a new window
eBooks and audiobooks for leisure, including biographies, novels, cookery and travel. Use the Libby app to download books onto your phone or other device. See our Spotlight on Leisure Collection blog post.
- Oxford English Dictionary Online This link opens in a new window
A fully searchable online version of the Second print edition of the OED.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
A collection of reference works published by Oxford University Press, enabling cross searching of over 100 world-leading dictionaries and encyclopaedias.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2000.
- Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
Reference books written and compiled by the world’s leading scholars in their field.
- American National Biography Online This link opens in a new window
Profiles of nearly 20,000 influential Americans from all eras of USA history, from pre-colonial times to recent years.
- Cambridge Companions This link opens in a new window
Includes the Companions in: Philosophy, Religion and Culture, Literature and the Classics and Music.
- Cambridge Histories This link opens in a new window
American and British history, economic and scientific history, philosophy, religious studies, theatre studies, warfare and literary studies.
- Project Gutenberg (Open Access Resource) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to over 60,000 free eBooks; also discoverable through UR Library Search.
