IDIS 335: Foundations of Interdisciplinary Studies: Find books

1. Explore topic context (casual web searching)
2. Learn basic topic information (library catalog: books)
3. Find a "niche" by the current scholarly conversations (library databases: articles)
4. Synthesize your ideas with previous scholarship (source citation)
5. Drafts & revisions (librarians & learning commons)

Why use books for my research?                                      

• Detailed analysis of a topic                    
• Background information                    
• Overview of big issue                    
• Use their bibliographies to find other sources

Keywords:     marketing   theory

1. Start out broadly: marketing

2. Add theory

3. We are interested in background information. Limit results to BOOKS in the catalog.

Not finding items that are useful?

• Sort your results by "Relevance" instead of "Library and Relevance"- you can change this in the upper right part of the screen.
• Change up your search terms. Instead of theory, try:
  • ​concepts
  • research methods
  • methodology
  • historiography
  • foundations
• Explore the related search terms located at the bottom of each catalog record. These can provide suggestions for additional keywords, themes, and materials related to your topic.
• Think in broad and narrow ways about your topic.

Not owned by SU? Order through ILL.

Call Number Locator: The call number of a library item is like a home address. Copy and paste any call number you find in the library catalog to see where it lives in the library.