| Books cover virtually any topic, fact or fiction. For
research purposes, you will probably be looking for books
that synthesize all the information on one topic to support
a particular argument or thesis. Libraries organize and
store their book collections on shelves called "stacks."
Electronic books, called e-books, may be purchased online or
may be available for free from your library.
Use a Book
- when looking for comprehensive information on a
topic
- to put your topic in context with other important
issues
- to find historical information
- to find summaries of research to support an argument
Examples
- Grazulis, Thomas P. The Tornado: Nature's
Ultimate Windstorm, 2001.
- Nash, Gary B. ed. The American People: Creating
a Nation and a Society, 1990.
- Silverstone, Roger, ed. Visions of Suburbia,
1997.
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