Books are another important resource for research. How you use them, and how you cite them, will depend on the type of book.
- A Monograph is a detailed book on a subject. The entire book is written by either a single person, or a team working together. When you find a monograph on your topic, consult the table of contents to see where to start.
- An Anthology or an edited book are books with chapters on distinct topics related to a central theme. Each chapter is written by different authors and the volume is overseen by an editor. These books have a specific citation format that includes the editor and chapter authors.
- Reference books include encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference material. They often include many short articles intended to introduce readers to a topic.
eBook Collections
- ACLS Humanities Ebooks (American Council of Learned Societies) This link opens in a new windowFull-text, fully searchable, high-quality books in the Humanities from 19 learned societies, nearly 100 contributing publishers, and the University of Michigan's Scholarly Publishing Office.
- Art and Architecture ePortal (Yale) This link opens in a new windowImportant scholarly books on art and architecture history, decorative arts, and design, from Yale University Press. You can search the images in the books as well as the text.
- Cambridge Core This link opens in a new windowA selection of the journals and reference works from Cambridge University Press. If you don't see a title you think would be important for our collections, please recommend it using our suggestion form.
- eBook collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowRegistration for an ebscohost account and Adobe Digital Editions are required if you wish to download complete eBooks to your computer or reading device.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowA trusted digital archive of academic journals and other scholarly content. Most journals include extended historic backfiles and not current issues. Arts and Sciences collections 1 thru XV are available, plus the Life Sciences collection, and Business III.
- Library Stack This link opens in a new windowE-books and other digital materials from the arts, design, theory, and architecture fields. Includes often-overlooked ephemera such as artists ebooks, podcasts, filmed lectures, typefaces, and more. Some items require registration (free) to view.
- Project MUSE Ebooks This link opens in a new windowProject Muse allows searching of articles from journals in the humanities, including religion, literature, philosophy, cultural studies, women's studies, film and the arts. Coverage is generally from about 1994 to the present, depending on the journal.
Scholar OneSearch
Using Scholar OneSearch
To find books or e-books, you'll want to use Scholar OneSearch. Scholar OneSearch searches many of the library's databases, including e-book databases and the library catalog.
Once you've searched for the topic you're interested in Scholar OneSearch will return a list of as many materials as possible related to your topic. This will include books and e-books, as well as some articles, videos, dissertations, and more.
The easiest way to search Scholar OneSearch is to limit your search to a particular material type, such as books or e-books. To do this, use the filter on the left hand side of the screen to select the material type(s) you're interested in and click 'Apply'. You can also exclude material types from your search by hovering over the material type and clicking the red check box on the right hand side of the material type.
For more information, view Scholar OneSearch Tutorials.
Interlibrary Loan
Try using Northeastern's Interlibrary Loan system to request books, book chapters, or articles not available at NU. Articles can be delivered electronically.