TIP: If you know the title, put it in "quotation marks"

If you are not able to find a specific book or books on a topic at The Newman Library, try searching other libraries

Other CUNY libraries

• Open your search across all the CUNY libraries
• Go into the Advanced search options and limit your search books (an option under "Resource Type")
• You will need to sign in with your Library ID number (begins with 21716... on your Baruch ID) to request the book from another CUNY library
• You can send the book to The Newman Library at Baruch or to any CUNY library that is convenient for you

Local Public Library Systems

• Search New York Public Library (NYPL), Queens Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, other New York State public libraries, New Jersey public libraries, or a public library system near you
• Choose a local public system that you can visit and borrow from after obtaining a library card from the local system

WorldCat

• Search a database called WorldCat, which searches thousands of libraries around the world
• If you find a book at another library, you will need to use the library's interlibrary loan services to request a copy

Search the library's OneSearch system to find books on your topic.

The following are subject headings often assigned to books in the library's catalog related to mental health counseling topics:

Alcoholism counseling
Clinical health psychology
Counseling
Cross-cultural counseling
Drug abuse counseling
Family violence
Grief therapy
Mental health
Mental health facilities
Mental health services

Each book is assigned a call number designating both its subject area and its place on the shelf.

Mental health psychology books are assigned call numbers beginning with R, RA and RC and are located on the 5th floor of the library.

Go here for a Newman Library call number chart and to learn how to find books using call numbers.