Books cover virtually any topic, fact or fiction. For research purposes, you may be looking for books that provide a good introduction and overview of your topic, or the book may focus on a very specific aspect of a broader subject.

At Ancilla College Library,the books are arranged using the Dewey Decimal Classification System.

Electronic books or "ebooks" are available electronically on the Web and some have been purchased by 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 of Books

• Gaynor, Gerard.  What Every New Manager Needs to Know. New York: American Management Association, 2004.
• Bassarear, Tom.  Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
• Katz, Janet.  Keys to Nursing Success, 3rd edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009.

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