Using OneSearch to Locate Books
Using OneSearch from the Library's homepage allows you to search EVERYTHING the library has access to including books (print and electronic), but also journal articles, and open access sources. Simply click on OneSearch and enter your search!
If you want to specifically look for books/ebooks, you can limit your search by clicking "BC Library Books & eBooks" in your search. (NOTE: there are several other ways to limit your search to books, but this is by far the easiest).
You Can Search by Topic
Possible Topics:
- Achievement motivation
- Adjustment (psychology)
- Altruism
- American Dream
- Consumption
- Faith
- Forgiveness
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Growth Mindset
- Heroes
- Idealism
- Individuality
- Materialism
- Mental toughness
- Motivation
- Nationalism
- Optimism
- Patriotism
- Positive Thinking
- Resilience
- Social values
- Success
- Western Expansion
eBooks
360 Degrees of Success: Money, Relationships, Energy, Time: The 4 Essential Ingredients to Create Personal and Professional Success in Your Life by ISBN: 9781614489108Publication Date: 2014-01-01
The American Dream: Walking in the Shoes of Carnies, Arms Dealers, Immigrant Dreamers, Pot Farmers, and Christian Believers by ISBN: 9781568583525Publication Date: 2008-09-23
The American Paradox: Spiritual Hunger in an Age of Plenty by ISBN: 9780300081114Publication Date: 2000-03-11
Covered Wagon Women, Volume 9 : Diaries and Letters From the Western Trails, 1864-1868 by ISBN: 9780803272989Publication Date: 1999-09-01
Developing Mental Toughness: Coaching Strategies to Improve Performance, Resilience and Wellbeing by ISBN: 9780749473808Publication Date: 2015-08-28
Developing Resilience: A Cognitive-Behavioural Approach by ISBN: 9780415480680Publication Date: 2009-08-04
Happiness Around the World: The Paradox of Happy Peasants and Miserable Millionaires by ISBN: 9780199549054Publication Date: 2010-02-08
Race to the Frontier: 'White Flight' and Westward Expansion by ISBN: 9780875864228Publication Date: 2005-11-01
Where Have All the Heroes Gone?: The Changing Nature of American Valor by ISBN: 9780199982950Publication Date: 2017-03-14
Why Things Matter to People: Social Science, Values and Ethical Life by ISBN: 9781107001145Publication Date: 2011-01-20
General Books
Books can be found in the library's General Collection or the white-labeled bookshelves. 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.
Books
The Character of Americans: A Book of Readings by
Call Number: E169.1 .M162ISBN: 64024703Publication Date: 1964
The Pioneers : The Heroic Story of the Settlers who Brought the American Ideal West by Call Number: F483 .M48 2019ISBN: 9781501168680Publication Date: 2019-05-07
Information Needed from OneSearch to Find Book on Shelf
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.
Finding Books on the Library 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.