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GOVT 2305 SO Bowman

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Books & More

Featured Books

Congress A to Z

Congress A to Z

eBook

How Your Government Really Works

How Your Government Really Works

Print Book & eBook

Party and Procedure in the United States Congress

Party and Procedure in the United States Congress

eBook

The U.S. Supreme Court : a very short introduction

The U.S. Supreme Court : a very short introduction

Print Book & eBook

Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties

Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties

Print Book

American Government: Supreme Court

American Government: Supreme Court

eBook

The Winning Brief : 100 tips for persuasive briefing in trial and appellate courts

The Winning Brief : 100 tips for persuasive briefing in trial and appellate courts 

Print Book

Legal Terminology for Transcription and Court Reporting

Legal Terminology for Transcription and Court Reporting

Print Book

How to Find Books

TCC Library Catalog In the Library search option

Search the catalog

  1. Begin on the TCC Libraries homepage
  2. Scroll down to TCC Library Catalog (box on left)
  3. Select "In the Library"
  4. Select your home campus or leave as "Any Campus" to search all TCC library locations
  5. Type what you are searching for in the search box (for example: book title, author, topic keywords) and click the Search button 
  6. Use the filters on the left to narrow down your results.
    Some of the filter options that may be useful are Resource Type (you can limit to "Books"), Publication Date, Subject, Genre, Author, Language, and Library. You may also see options like Course Instructor, Course Code, Course Name, and Course Department (if there are Course Reserve materials in your results). 
  7. If the item is available, results will show where it is available at.
    If the item is at more than one campus you will see "and other locations" - click to open the item record to view all campus library locations for the item. 

Call number from a catalog record matching with a call number on a book spine

Find on the shelf

  1. After you have searched for and located a book in the library catalog, use the location information from the catalog record to help you locate the item in the library. 
  2. The information after the library name will tell you what section of the library the item is in. Books that have "Circulating Collection" listed are books that you can check out and take out of the library. These are ones that you will find on the shelves. Books that have "Library Reserves" listed will be held at the library's circulation desk. Most of these can only be checked out for use in the library for a couple of hours. Other books may list something else (for example, "New Arrivals" or "Oversized"). Books may be on display or part of a specific collection.
  3. Look for signs on the ends of the shelves to find the shelf the book should be on, then use the call number listed to locate the item on the shelf.
  4. If you need help finding a book, stop by the reference desk in the library to get help from a librarian. 

books

Browse the shelves

For general browsing of our print collection for world history, these Library of Congress call number sections might be of interest:

  • Class D: World History (general)
  • Class DA - DX: Histories of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc.

 

TCC Library Catalog eBook search option

Search the catalog

  1. Begin on the TCC Libraries homepage
  2. Scroll down to TCC Library Catalog (box on left)
  3. Select "Ebooks"
  4. Type what you are searching for in the search box (for example: book title, author, topic keywords) and click the Search button 
  5. Use the filters on the left to narrow down your results.
    Some of the filter options that may be useful are Publication Date, Subject, Genre, Author, and Language.     

Access online

  1. After you have searched for and located an eBook in the library catalog, click on "Available Online" or the book title to open up the catalog record.
  2. Use the link(s) listed under View Online to access the eBook.

Browse available eBooks

Click on one of the eBook collections listed below to browse available titles. Database links open in a new tab.

Related Guides

The library does not collect textbooks, however we may have a copy of your textbook if your instructor has placed one on reserve. Generally these can only be checked out for use in the library for a couple of hours. You can search our Course Reserves using the steps below. You can also stop by the library or chat with us online. We are always happy to check to see if we have a book available.

TCC Library Catalog Course Reserves search option

Search the catalog

  1. Begin on the TCC Libraries homepage
  2. Scroll down to TCC Library Catalog (box on left)
  3. Select "Course Reserves" 
  4. Type what you are searching for in the search box (for example: book title, course instructor name, course code). 
  5. If the item is available, results will show where it is available at.
    If the item is at more than one campus you will see "and other locations" - click to open the item record to view all campus library locations for the item.

Find in the library

Visit the library's circulation desk to check out books that are part of the Reserves collection. Make sure you have your ID with you. You'll need it to check out library materials.

& More

The TCC Libraries have a large collection of videos available to faculty and students. Some of the videos can be checked out, some are available for in-house viewing only, and some can be accessed online.

Streaming videos are available to view online. Click the link in the item's record to proceed to the electronic collection with this video.

DVDs are located at most of the TCC campus libraries and can be checked out for a period of time (usually one week).

NOTE: Some videos/DVDs may be placed on reserve by an instructor for in-library-use only. Ask at the information desk for more details.  

Watch your Government in action!