Books

Books

Books cover virtually any topic, fact or fiction. For research purposes, you will probably be looking for books that synthesize all the information on one topic.

Libraries organize and store their book collections on shelves called "stacks." A few books are now available electronically on the Web (e-books) and are purchased by your library.

Use a Book
  • when looking for a lot of information on a topic
  • to put your topic in context with other important issues
  • to find historical information
  • to find summaries of research to support an argument

Examples

  • Waltman, Jerold L.  The Case for the Living Wage, 2004.
  • Singer, Dorothy G.  Imagination and Play in the Electronic Age, 2005.
  • Keyes, Cheryl Lynette.  Rap Music and Street Consciousness, 2004.

 

Databases With Books

The Library Catalog
will find books in our physical collection, but the book's text will NOT be available online.

The On-Line Books Page
will lead you to e-books, but most of them are dated from 1920 and before.

Pop Culture Universe
will lead you to entries retrieved from over 300 volumes of encyclopedias and other reference books on popular culture, available online.

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