INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH

FINDING BOOKS

Find Print Books:

Type in your search terms using the search tips below.
Click Search.
In the left menu, click on Format and limit your search to only Books.
Under Location, choose Circulating Collection to locate books you can check out.
Click on the book title to open its record and click Place hold to request the book be mailed to you.

Search Tips:

Use quotes ("social media") to find a specific phrase.
Use similar terms, separated by OR (social media OR social networking) to locate sources with BOTH terms.

Find eBooks:

Jackson Library Catalog
A database of all books, ebooks, print periodicals, media, streaming videos, curricula and kits available at Lewis Jackson Library. The sizable electronic periodical collection (see the Jackson Library Journal List) and some archival materials are not included.

Ebook Central (ProQuest)
This easy-to-use database offers over 80,000 scholarly eBooks in all academic disciplines. Books may be read on your computer or downloaded to an android, iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.
EBSCO eBooks (EBSCO)
Offers over 125,000 eBooks in subjects including art, business and economics, education, language arts and literature, medicine, performing arts, philosophy, poetry, political science, religion, social science, and technology.
SAGE Knowledge eBooks
A collection of academic ebooks with over 200 titles in health and social care and over 300 titles in management and business. These titles may be viewed in their entirety online or downloaded one chapter at a time.

You may ask, "Why would I use an encyclopedia or reference book for my research?".

Help you get ideas about how to narrow or search for your topic.
You'll find keywords and related topics for your search strategy.
You might even create an initial outline.
Reference articles usually offer additional resources in a bibliography you can use to track down more information.

Credo Reference (Infobase)
Credo Reference provides access to a large number of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and other reference books. Subjects covered include art, biography, history, literature, music, religion, and science and technology.
Gale eBooks (Gale/Cengage)
A database of electronic encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. The ebooks are trusted, authoritative, and fully searchable online.