Books cover virtually any topic, fact or fiction. For research purposes, you
will probably be looking for books that synthesize all the information
on one topic to support a particular argument or thesis. Libraries organize
and store their book collections on shelves called "stacks." Electronic
books, called e-books that Ingram Library has license to can be found in the GIL catalog, just like other books.
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
Grazulis, Thomas P. The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm, 2001.
Nash, Gary B. ed. The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society,
1990.
Silverstone, Roger, ed. Visions of Suburbia, 1997.
