Finding Books - HEALTH, AGING & SOCIETY 1AA3 - Introduction to Health Studies - McMaster LibGuides at McMaster University

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 located 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)

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This video explains how to enter keywords into the catalogue to find books on a particular topic. (1:13)

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This video shows you how to search by book title using the library catalogue. (0:47)

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The Health Science Library on campus also has books organized according to the National Library of Medicine. When looking for books in Health, Aging and Society it is a good idea to start with Class W- Medicine and Related Subjects.

Subclasses that may be of interest to you include:

W 84-85.5 General medicine. Health Services

WA 1-106 Public Health General Works

WA 525-590 Health Administration and Organization

Social Capital and Health by Ichiro Kawachi (Editor); Daniel Kim (Editor)
Call Number: WA 30 .S673 2008
Social Determinant of Health: Canadian Perspectives
Call Number: WA 30 .S6757 2009
Global Public Goods for Health by Richard Smith (Editor); Robert Beaglehole (Editor); Nick Drager (Editor); David Woodward (Editor)
Call Number: WA 530.1 .G5624 2003

Our books are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification system. When looking for books in Health, Aging and Society it is a good idea to start with Class R- Medicine.

Subclasses that may be of interest to you include:

RA 1-1270 Public Aspects of Medicine

particularly,

RA 1-418.5 Medicine and the State. Medicine and Society.