Sex, Gender, and Justice Reseach Resources Guide

You may find a citation to a book or other item (film, microfiche, etc.) in an article you are reading, and want to read that book to continue your research. In this example, while researching potential school liability for the bullying of transgender students, you have found a citation in an article to the book School Bullying: How Long Is the Arm of the Law? by James C. Hanks.

To find out if we have this book in our library, start at the law library web page, and scroll down to the Search Library Catalog box. Usually the best search terms are the first few words of the title and the author's last name.

If we have an item, there will be an indication at the bottom stating availability and location. There may also be a link to look at other format options, such as an ebook. If you want more details about the book, click the title for the full page of information we have on file for the book. If you aren't sure how to locate a book, just reach out to any of the librarians and we will help you figure it out.

You may not have a particular book in mind, but are just curious about what might be out there on a given topic. This is also called "book discovery." Here are some ideas of places to look:

• Search the Law Library catalog using words you think might be in the title, subtitle, or even chapter headings. You can find books the library has this way, but you can also find more books held in other libraries since our catalog search also simultaneously searches other academic and public library catalogs. Once you run your search, use the filters on the left to narrow the format down to Books.
• Search WorldCat, where you can search virtually all academic and public library catalogs together.
• If you already know of one book that is interesting, try looking it up on Amazon or Goodreads and exploring the "more like this" or "readers also enjoyed" recommendations.