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

• Nash, Gary B. ed. The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, 1990.

• Coupey, Eloise. Marketing and the Internet, 2001.

• Smith, J. T. Roman Villas: A Study in Social Structure, 1997

 

 Blinn College's Library Catalog

 

The Library Catalog identifies every item in the library and will point you to its location. The catalog includes books, journals, magazines, newspapers, videos, music, government documents, images, and more.

 

However, you won't find periodical articles in the Library Catalog. You'll need to use an periodical index to identify articles by topic.

 

Use the Library Catalog

• to find out what books, etc. the library owns on your topic

• to find electronic books you can read online

• to find out which journals, magazines, and newspapers the library subscribes to

• to find where a specific item is located in the library

Library Catalog Tutorial 

 

 

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