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| Library Catalog Search the library catalog for books located in Owens Library, in 4 academic libraries in our Towers region, or in over 50 MOBIUS Missouri academic libraries. REQUEST books Owens Library does not own from MOBIUS libraries. LC Subject Heading Examples for Housing Linked to the Library Catalog Housing Housing United States Housing policy Housing Policy United States Dwellings Households Discrimination in housing United States City planning Cities and towns Growth Housing Rural United States WorldCat Use this database to search for books across the United States outside of Missouri and borrow them using Interlibrary Loan Book/Microfilm Request. eBooks Search Owens Library's eBook collection of over 52,000 volumes, including hundreds of eBooks on housing, housing policy, urban development, and population studies. Google Book Search Use Google Books Search to search entire book contents for keywords or phrases and view the keywords or phrases in context. Use the Find this book in a library link to determine the closest library owning the book (and then use MOBIUS REQUEST or InterLibrary Loan to obtain a copy of the book). |
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