Books are a great resource to use when searching for general information on a topic. They are useful for understanding a topic in its context and provide summaries of existing research as well as offer a historical perspective.
Books are best located using the Search feature in our Library Catalogue.
Scholarly books are a great resource - watch this video to learn how to recognize one. (2:29)
This video explains how to enter keywords into the catalogue to find books on a particular topic. (1:13)
This video shows you how to search by book title using the library catalogue. (0:47)
Our books are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification system. When looking for books in English Studies it is a good idea to start with Subclass PR - English Literature.
Subclasses that may be of interest to you include:
2199-3195 English Renaissance (1500-1640)