Primo is a library search tool for finding materials in the Collins Library and Summit libraries. You can search for books, selected articles and more in a single search box.

1. Start with specific titles suggested in subject encyclopedia entries.
2. Identify the Library of Congress Subject Headings for that book to identify more books on the topic.
3. If required for your assignment, make sure that the book is scholarly. 
4. To find eBooks, use the filters on the right to limit your results to eBooks (under "Resource Type")

All books in the catalog are assigned Library of Congress Subject Headings. You can find each book's subject headings on the catalog record. In many ways, subject headings are an official form of tagging, in that they represent the content of the material and provide ways for you to efficiently locate more materials that are conceptually related. 

Here are some examples of potentially relevant subject headings. Click on any of these subject headings to find even more books on the topic.

• Information technology -- Social aspects
• Information technology -- Moral and ethical aspects
• Internet -- Psychological aspects
• Internet users -- Psychology
• Social Media
• Social media -- Political aspects
• Political participation -- Technological innovations
• Electronic surveillance -- Social aspects

Here are some clues to look for in the catalog record when you are evaluating whether a book is scholarly or popular:

• The publisher is either a university press or an academic publisher (such as Routledge, Wiley, Blackwell, etc.).
• The description of the book includes "notes and references."

When you have the book in hand, and still aren't sure if it is scholarly, you might want to do a little more digging, perhaps with a couple of quick Google searches:

• Who is the author? What are the author's credentials or other sources of expertise?
• Does the publisher have a website? If so, what types of books does it publish and what is the process for submitting work for consideration?

Collins Library uses the Library of Congress classification scheme to organize books on the shelves. Follow these tips to find the book you need.

Example:

• Start with the top line. It is in alphabetical order. Ex. HM
• The second line is a whole number.  Ex. 851
• The third line is  a combination of a letter and numbers. Read the letter alphabetically. Read the number as a decimal, eg. Y.23, Y.34, Y.344, Y.4, etc. Ex. .H856 (*Some call numbers have more than one combination letter-number line.)
• The last line is the year the book was published. Read in chronological order. Ex. 2001, 2005, 2010, 2015, etc. Ex. 2018

Use the library map to find where the book is located.