The library has many class items on "Course Reserve" for a short checkout period (in support of homework completion), as well as items from the AS Bookloan Program. Use the OneSearch "Course Reserves" tab to see if the library has your textbook.
The CCSF community has access to more than 242,000 ebooks and evideos via our O'Reilly and EBSCO eBook subscriptions. Want to learn more about using and finding ebooks for research? We have a video showing how to do just that.
Library organized its collection by subjects 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 incate books location on shelves. Here are some relevant subjects and their call numbers:
Oceania, Religions. Mytholoty BL2600-2630
Missions in Oceania, Practical theology BV3640-3680
History of Oceania DU400-920
Anthropology GN662-671
Statistics HA4001-4005
Demography HB3692-3694
Economic history HC661-688
Social history and conditions HN930-939.5
The Family. Marriage. Woman HQ1865.5-1869
Political institutions and public administration JQ5800-6551
Emigration and immigration JV9260-9470
Visual arts N7406-7413
Languages PL5001-7511
English literature PR9620-9645.5
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