Reference Books are the best places to find concise summaries and background information on a topic. Reference books cannot be checked out of the library. Some of them are available as databases or ebooks.
Circulating books (books you can check out) may also provide summaries and background information, but usually go into greater depth about a topic.
Using books for research does not always mean that you need to read the entire book.
Use the table of contents and the index to find where in a book information about your topic is located.
Search for books using St. Louis Community College's Classic Catalog.
Each book in these series covers a single broad subject, giving the arguments on different sides of the issues. You can also find statistics and historical background. You might want to use just a single chapter from one of these books. Opposing Viewpoints is also available as a database. To find a list of books in each series, search for the series by title in the Classic Catalog. The active links below will take you to search results for a selected series title and are useful to browse for a topic of interest.
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