Finding Books @ USC & Beyond
- USC Libraries Search PortalProvides a comprehensive search of USC Libraries' print and online collections. From one search box you can see what books and e-books USC owns -- searches the USC Libraries Catalog and Health Science Campus's Library Catalog
- WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch) This link opens in a new windowA catalog of catalogs. WorldCat contains millions of records describing items owned by libraries around the world. Records provide information about individual library holdings. Types of materials include books, journals, musical scores, computer data files, magazines, newspapers, computer programs, sound recordings, films and slides, maps, videotapes, and manuscripts written as early as the 12th century. Updated daily.
- Interlibrary Loan (ILL)ILL is a free service, available to all students, faculty and staff, that allows you to borrow material not owned by USC or otherwise unavailable from our collection.
ILL will also obtain copies of articles, book chapters, and other documents from resources not owned or otherwise unavailable from USC.
Once received, physical items are made available at the Leavey Library circulation desk to check out. Requested articles and book chapters are delivered to you via email.
Suggested Subject Headings
Try using some of these Library of Congress subject headings to locate books on African American Studies topics:
Book Reviews
Use these databases and websites to search for academic book reviews:
- America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window(EBSCO) (Using the Advanced Search Screens, Select Document Type: Book Review)
- Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowMUSE provides access to the complete content (including all images) of nearly 500 current scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new window(Using the Advanced Search Screen, restrict results to Book Review)
Other sources of book reviews:
- H-Net Reviews - Reviewing books is a primary mission of of H-Net. While print journals generally take a year or more to review new publications, H-Net obtains and distributes professional reviews in just months.
- Reviews in History - Reviews of books and digital resources