ENGL 103: Topics in Writing and Rhetoric (Hendricks): Books & More

Wherever you may be this summer, you can find books and other library resources about your topic in a library near you by using this online guide to the collections of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide. If the first terms you type in the search box do not give you the results you want, try typing in various ways of describing your topic. Then, once you find some sources that look like what you want, click on the "Subjects" links that appear in the full records for those items, and you will probably find even more resources on the same topic. (For example, if you type "science fiction movies," you will get some results, but clicking on the Subject heading "science fiction films" will reveal to you a much larger number of sources to choose from.) The results will show you which libraries near you have copies of the library resources that you want.

By searching in OSCAR, the library's catalog, you can find books and other resources in Santa Clara University's library on your topic. If the first terms you type do not give you the results you want, try typing in various ways of describing your topic. Then, once you find some books that look like what you want, click on the "Subject" links that appear in the full records for those books, and you will probably find even more books on the same topic. (For example, if you type "science fiction movies," you will find a few books, but clicking on the Subject heading "science fiction films" will reveal to you a much larger number of books to choose from.) Your results will probably include printed books that can be found in the library building, as well as electronic books that can be read online. You can tell which books are printed books because a location in the building is indicated as part of its record in OSCAR. E-books have no physical location indicated, and the words "(Electronic Resource)" usually appear immediately following the title of the book. Click on the title of the book to open its record in OSCAR; then click the link in the middle of the screen to read the book online.