Controversial Issues: Finding Books

The Library of Congress Classification System is used to organize books on the shelves, using 21 categories, labeled A-Z.

A--General Works

B--Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

C--Auxiliary Sciences of History

D--History: General & Outside the Americas

E--History: United States

F--History: United States Local & America

G--Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

H--Social Sciences

J--Political Science

K--Law

L--Education

M--Music

N--Fine Arts

P--Language and Literature

Q--Science

R--Medicine

S--Agriculture

T--Technology

U--Military Science

V--Naval Science

Z--Library Science & Information Resources

Through a mutual agreement with California State University, Los Angeles, students enrolled at Rio Hondo can obtain a library card from Cal State L.A. and check out books.  Before you go to Cal State please read the information at:  

http://www.riohondo.edu/library/use-the-csula-library-2/

The next step in your research process is to find a book on your chosen controversial topic.  The library has several special series of books exclusively on controversial issues (Opposing Viewpoints, Current Controversies, At Issue, Contemporary Issues, Information Plus, Point Counterpoint, Taking Sides).  These specialized books contain essays either for or against an issue, and they contain factual data to help support their argument.