Sources - Books

Books cover virtually any topic, fact or fiction. For research purposes, you will probably be looking for books that synthesise all the information on one topic to support a particular argument or thesis. Libraries organise and store their book collections on shelves. In some libraries these are called 'stacks'. The LRD - the UNSW Library Resources Database, will give you the call numbers of books in the collection. Electronic books, called e-books, may be purchased online and are also available for UNSW staff and students from the UNSW Library. The LRD and Sirius, the Library's gateway to electronic resources, will give you access to e-books.

Use a Book:

when looking for lots of information on a topic
to put your topic in context with other important issues
to find historical information
to find summaries of research to support an argument

Examples of Books (authors and titles only):

Groenewegen, D. The Real Thing?: The Rock Music Industry and the Creation of Australian Images.
Howard, Rob. Computing in Construction: Pioneers and the Future.
Hyung, H.I. Fundamental Legal Concepts of China and the West.
Montana, A. The Art Movement in Australia: Design, Taste and Society 1875-1900.
Okuda, M. and D. Okuda. Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future.
Peregrine, H. Music as Medicine.