All students, staff, faculty, and Alumni Association members may check out library materials.
Those not affiliated with Sofia must become members of the “Friends of the Library” in order to check out items from the collection.
Books, dissertations, and theses may be checked out for a three-week period.
Audio and video materials may be checked out for one week.
All items may be renewed twice unless someone else has requested the item.
There is a limit of 30 items may be on loan at one time.
Personality and Personal Growth- (Value Pack W/MySearchLab) by 
The Way Things Are - Conversations with Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life by 
Paths Beyond Ego by The Sofia Library online catalog is your primary tool for finding books on the shelves of our library.
It can also be used to find other research materials, including videos, DVDs, audio recordings, and ebooks.
There are three search options:
Simple Search, Browse Search, and Power Search.
We typically advise using Browse Search as it allows you to search by a specific category such as 'Author', 'Title', 'Subject', etc.
Search results appear in alphabetical order beginning with the nearest field matching the information you entered.
When you find an item you'd like to obtain, be sure to pay attention to the location, call number, and status as listed in the catalog.
The location lists where in the library the item can be found.
The call number indicates where on the shelf to look.
The status shows the availability of the item.
There are two primary ways to find books if you are at a distance.
WorldCat.org is an online resource for books, articles, and more.
Abbreviated from the words "world catalog" it is a comprehensive online catalog listing items found in libraries worldwide.
Worldcat can be accessed directly from the web or from the link above.
Obtaining books from your local libraries using this resource saves you time, effort, and money.
Since Worldcat is easy to use and free, we highly recommend it!
ebrary is a another source for books that can be quickly obtained.
It is a database of over 70,000 electronic books from many academic fields.
Unlike WorldCat, you must have Sofia University affiliation, so visit ebrary through the library's Access Online Databases page.
It can be found by scrolling down to the 'E-Books' section of the webpage.