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ENGL 1A / AS - Mills

Book/eBook Sources

Description

  • Books are full length sources that can be on a topic by one or more authors, or anthologies, which contain several chapters/sections written by different authors that are often compiled by an editor.

What do they contain?

  • Chapters, sections, essays

How often are these sources published?

  • Once, annually, or every few years

Found in:

Finding Books

BookSearching for library resources goes better when you:

  • enter words for topics (keywords), authors, or titles, rather than questions.
  • use dropdown menus & checkboxes (limiters/facets) to zone in on exactly what kind of thing you want.
Searching for books - differences
How to Find Ebooks How to Find Print Books

To find ebooks:

  • use the "Books and Media" tab on the Search the Library box. After running the search on the word(s) you entered,
  • Filter My Results navigation on left side of the page. Options selected: Available Online and Books (filters checked)On the left side of the screen find the Filter My Results options--Check "Available Online" under "Availability" and "Books" under "Resource Type." 

 

To find print books: 

  • use the "Books and Media" tab on the Search the Library box. After running the search on the word(s) you entered,
  • "Filter My Results" options in OneSearch with the filters "available on campus" and "books" selected.On the left side of the screen find the Filter My Results options--Check "Available on Campus" under "Availability" and "Books" under "Resource Type." 

Books of Interest (edit this in relation to class before publishing!)

Psychology and Climate Change

Covers topics such as how people perceive and respond to climate change, how people understand and communicate about the issue, how it impacts individuals and communities, particularly vulnerable communities, and how individuals and communities can best prepare for and mitigate negative climate change impacts.

The Politics of the Pantry

Examines competing narratives of food, pleasure, sustainability, and value that have emerged from the growing sustainable food movement as well as food's past and present relationship to environmentalism in order to understand the potential and the limits of food politics.

Understanding Immigration

Undergraduate-level textbook introducing students to the factors which define immigration politics in the United States and Europe.

Women's Health

This text addresses the issue of how the current political climate impacts women's health legislation, the question of what part religion should play in women's health-care policy, what clinical and scientific concerns affect women's health, and what key health concerns are faced by U.S. servicewomen.

Burn Out

How the global move toward the internet-of-things will inexorably reduce the demand for oil, gas, and renewables--and prove more effective than current efforts to avert climate change.

I Can't Breathe

Illuminates issues around policing, mass incarceration, the underground economy, and racial disparity in law enforcement. Drills down into the particulars of one case to confront us with the human cost of our broken approach to dispensing criminal justice.

Gunfight

Stories of gun-rights advocates and gun-control lobbyists, providing often unexpected insights into the venomous debate that now cleaves our nation.

Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality

From issues like bathroom access to healthcare, identification and schools, [the author] weaves the important political milestones, cultural and political debates, and historical context into a personal journey that will open hearts and change minds.


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