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)
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 Social Sciences it is a good idea to start with Class H- Social Sciences.
Subclasses that may be of interest to you include:
HM (1)-1281 Sociology
Queer Inclusions, Continental Divisions by Call Number: HQ 76.8 .C3R39 2008
The Politics of Race by Call Number: HT 1521 .V513 2002
Disability Incarcerated by Call Number: HV 1568 .D5688 2014
