ENGL B1A: Privacy Issues: Finding Books

The online library catalog (OneSearch) uses specific labels for subject headings/topics, and books are "tagged" in the computer by those terms according to their topics.  The online library catalog is expecting you to use those specific search terms when you do a "Subject" search.

If you need help figuring out the right words to use, ask a Reference Librarian!

        

Possible topics to enter in OneSearch: 

• Biometric identification
• Computer security
• Computers -- Law and legislation -- United States
• Consumer protection
• Data mining
• Data protection
• Drone aircraft
• Electronic surveillance
• Face -- identification
• Identity theft
• Internet -- Security measures
• Medical privacy 
• PATRIOT ACT
• Privacy, Right of
• Privacy -- United States
• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
• Security systems privacy, Right of
• Social media
• Surveillance 
• Wiretapping 

Once you have search results, click on one of the books.  A screen for that book will pop up

For each book you will see the citation information, description, collection, call number, and status. 

Always check the status first to make sure it says "Available" before you get too excited about a book. 

Then check which collection it can be found in.  If it says "General Collection" it is in the white-labeled bookcases, and if it says "Reference Collection" it is in the green-labeled bookcases. If it says "Delano  Library", it's at the Delano Campus. 

Lastly, always write down the entire call number!  See the box below about how to use that to find the book on the shelf. 

Call Number= the address of the book on its spine

The signs on the end of the bookcases only refer to first two lines of a call #.

Pay attention to "collection" on the book entry in the catalog:  

REFERENCE= Green-labeled bookcases

GENERAL= White-labeled bookcases

Once in correct aisle, read call number, matching one line at a time, until find the right book.  Browse the shelves around it for possibly more books on your topic.

The following books can be found in the library's General Collection, or the white-labeled book shelves. Use the call number to find the book on the shelves. You can check out 20 general books at one time. Each book can be checked out for 3 weeks, with up to two renewals of 3 weeks each.

These books are found in our eBook collection, so they are available online and not in print on our shelves. Clicking on the book title will take you to a page where you can click on the link under the "View Online" section, which takes you to another page where you need to click on the PDF in the left margin to read the full book.