HMLS 4600 - Walsh

Use Library Search to find books and more items in Tulane's Libraries.

TIP: Be sure to check the LOCATION to see which library the book is stored.
(ex. Howard-Tilton, Architecture, Matas, etc. as these libraries are in different buildings).

Where is the book in the Howard-Tilton library?

Look at the call number and use the Call Number Floor Guide.

Evaluate and critically analyze the books you find.

Books and journal articles are the most common way to access scholarly research in your field, but each has advantages and disadvantages.  Books take longer to research, write, and publish, so the information is not as current as in journal articles, which are shorter and slightly faster to publish.  However, because they are longer and took more time to produce, books offer more thorough coverage of a topic, draw on a wider range of preexisting scholarship, and often excel in placing an argument in broader thematic and disciplinary context.

Consider a scholarly book in your own research, and look for the following:

• Helpful introduction and overview of the topic;
• Comprehensive literature review, outlining the major scholars and existing points of view on the topic;
• Detailed study of the topic, usually broken down into manageable chapters;
• Extensive bibliography to help you and other scholars find related works on the topic.

Ready to expand your search beyond Howard-Tilton? Use the WorldCat database to search for books, journal titles, audio, video, and other materials in libraries across the country and around the world.  Use InterLibrary Loan (ILL) to borrow items from other libraries!