Use the sources below to locate books, DVD's and other materials on this semester's theme or your topic. Also find book length biographies. Experiment with your search terms!
Enter your keywords in the search box and select Book/ eBook in the left column of the results list.
Tip: When you find a book on the results list that looks useful, take a look at the subject headings to see what terms are used in the book record. Revise your search using words from those terms.
Description:OneSearch is a tool that cross searches much of the content our databases and other online sources. You can search across many collections in one search box simplifying the resource discovery process. Time Period: 1600 to Present Sources: Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Music, News, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations, Government Documents, Journal Articles, Books Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations Print Equivalent: None Publisher: ProQuest Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Use WorldCat to find books in other libraries. Here are some tips.
Before you search, change the Rank by drop down menu from Number of Libraries to Relevance.
See the OneSearch tip above.
You can use the Request via Interlibrary Loan link in WorldCat records to borrow books from other libraries.
Description: WorldCat is the collected catalog of materials (such as books) owned more than 54,000 libraries worldwide. Great for exhaustive searches for books on a topic. Look for the "Request via interlibrary loan" link in WorldCat records to borrow items from other libraries using Interlibrary Loan. Use the "Check OneSearch" link in the record to see if we have book first. Time Period: Antiquity-present Sources: over 43,000 libraries Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Mobile, Music, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology (Books, etc.) Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials:Books, videos, computer software, music, etc. Information Included: Citations only FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: OCLC Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited