Books, eBooks and Streaming Media
Use the library catalog to find print books, electronic books, and streaming videos. The SAILS Library Catalog allows BCC students to request books from any SAILS Library through the catalog interface as long as the student has registered their BCC Campus Card.
HELM Catalog
Type your keywords into the search box on the library home page, then hit enter. You will be searching not only BCC titles, but books in the entire HELM Catalog.
Ebooks
BCC Libraries subscribe to collections of high quality, full-text books that you can view in their entirety online. Each of the links below describes the content; make sure you have your BCC campus card hand so you can provide your library ID# when/if prompted.
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eBook CentralChoose from 810,000 ebooks and 1,350 imprints from more than 650 publishers on one platform. ProQuest Ebook Central offers titles from hundreds of trusted publishers on one modern, intuitive platform. Its mobile-optimized design lets researchers get “anytime access” to the content they need – from a single chapter to an entire book.
Why should I look in books?
Why should you do research in books?
- Books provide in-depth coverage of a topic
- Books often provide valuable background information on a topic
- Books can also provide an overview of all issues pertaining to a topic
- Books can lead readers to other sources through their bibliographies
You do not necessarily have to read an entire book for every research paper you have to do. Utilize the index and the chapter titles to narrow down which section of the book is most pertinent to your research.
Try These Subject Headings
City and town life--Europe--History--To 1500
Enlightenment--Influence
Enlightenment--Europe
Religious tolerance--Europe--History--17th century
Renaissance--Glass painting and staining
European Drama--Renaissance,1450-1600
Renaissance Wit and Humor
Cooking, Medieval
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Indians of North America--Forced Removal, 1813-1903