Why Use Books?
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 found using the Search feature in our Library Catalogue.
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)
Relevant Call Numbers
Our books are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification system. When looking for books in French it is a good idea to start with Class P- Philology and Linguistics.
Subclasses that may be of interest to you include:
PC 2001-3761: French
PQ 1-3999: French literature
B 1-5802: Philosophy (General)
LA 5-2396: History of education
LB 5-3640: Theory and practice of education
- Éducations négatives: Fictions d'expérimentation pédagogique au XVIIIe siècle byCall Number: PQ 265 .M27 2012
French Liberalism and Education in the 18th Century by Call Number: LA 691.5 .L3 1971- Influence de Montaigne sur les Idees Pedagogiques de Locke and De Rousseau byPublication Date: 1971
- Le Discours Pédagogique Féminin Au Temps des Lumières byCall Number: PQ 2097. S8 2015:01
- Les Lumières et l'éducation : Diderot, Rousseau, Helvétius byCall Number: LA 121 . V47 2017
