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Books are another valuable resource in any research paper or project. Books (as opposed to articles) generally possess the following characteristics:

• Longer in length
• Good sources of background and historical information
• Often contain footnotes and lengthy bibliographies

Use the following online catalogs to search for books using the above subject headings as search terms:

• UIUC Online Catalog Searches for items in the UIUC campus libraries.
• I-Share Searches for items in more than 80 academic libraries in Illinois, including UIUC.
• WorldCat Searches for items in libraries throughout the world.

Suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) to use as search terms for this topic include:

Try the same headings as listed in the Articles tab. The terminology in this field varies, so it would be wise to alter your keywords and always be aware of the official subject headers attached to each entry (always highlighted in blue).