The library has many class items on "Course Reserve" for a short checkout period (in support of homework completion). They are available on a first come, first served basis. Use the OneSearch "Course Reserves" tab to see if the library has your textbook.
Email reference is available Monday through Friday during the Fall and Spring semesters. We try to respond within two days.
Chat with the library 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to meet with a librarian for in-depth help with your research.
The library organizes its collection by subject matter. You can often simply locate a book of a specific subject area. Call numbers are roughly assigned by subject areas according to the Library of Congress classification system, and indicate books location on shelves. Here are some examples of subject headings and subdivisions under Asian Studies.
Covers social and political thought, meditation, ecology and contemporary issues and applications Each section contains overviews and scholarship that expands readers understanding of the breadth and diversity of Buddhist thought Essays provide valuable alternative philosophical perspectives to those available in other traditions.
A full and final expression of Fairbank's lifelong engagement with China. A masterwork without parallel. Goldman brings the book up to date, covering reforms in the post-Mao period through the early years of the twenty-first century, including the leadership of Hu Jintao. She also provides an epilogue discussing the changes in contemporary China that will shape the nation in the years to come.
The CCSF community has access to many ebooks and evideos via our subscriptions. Want to learn more about using and finding ebooks for research? We have a video showing how to do just that.