Use a book when you need:
Broad, fairly thorough, overview
Books give more detail than a short encyclopedia article but cover more of the topic than a narrow journal article
More than one aspect of a topic
Each chapter will cover a different element, suggesting way to break the topic into manageable parts.
Historical perspective
Books are great when the information does not change much over time.
Example: how the civil rights movement changed America
Best tool for physical books: Classic Catalog
See Classic Catalog Guide for how to locate books and request them from other Abilene libraries.
1. From the library homepage:
Optional: If you want to focus on physical books, follow these additional steps. This is a "quick and dirty" method and may not yield perfect results, but it will help.
2. In Classic Catalog, select Advanced Search.
3. Add NOT (electronic resource) or (online resource) to your search to eliminate most of the ebooks and leave you with physical books.
