Find Books & Ebooks - SOC 120 - Brutlag - Fall 2024 - Research Guides at Rio Hondo College

Finding eBooks in the Library Catalog

The Library has your SOC 120 textbook on Reserve.

Our books are organized using the Library of Congress Classification System that makes up the call numbers that help us find a book in the library.

The Library Catalog is essentially a search engine to find books, ebooks, and other materials at Rio Hondo Library.

PRINT BOOKS

When you find a book, be sure to find the following information:

Call Number (the book's address to physically find the book on shelf)
Location/Status of Availability (where the book is and if it's available; most books are located in Circulating Book Stacks)

EBOOKS

When looking through your library catalog search results, look for titles that say "Available Online" which usually means it's an ebook.

Gale eBooks (Gale Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to electronic reference titles, books, and encyclopedias covering many subjects.

SEARCH TIPS

If you’re not finding anything with your chosen keywords, try searching synonyms (example: “racial discrimination” instead of “racism”).
Books in the library are organized by subject so when you find a book on the shelf, feel free to browse the area to find similar books.
Take a look at the Subject terms in the book's catalog record (see above). By clicking on a Subject term, the Library Catalog searches for other books that have the same Subject term.
Use quotations to change your keyword search to a phrase search (example: "racial stereotypes" in quotes searches these two words together).

CSULA Library
Currently enrolled Rio Hondo students (in good standing) are eligible to borrow books from the CSULA Library! Just present your student ID, proof of current registration, and agree to fines and polices set forth by CSULA.

If you can't find your book at Rio Hondo Library, try searching the following library catalogs:

Whittier Public Library
All California residents can apply for a free library card.
County of Los Angeles Public Library
Find books from over 80 branch locations, including three in Whittier and two in El Monte! Library cards are free for all California residents. If a book is unavailable at your closest library branch, you can have another branch send it to your library.
Los Angeles Public Library
Find books from over 70 branch locations. Library Cards are free to residents of California.
WorldCat
Search for books in libraries near you! Included are public, college, and university libraries.