Research Guides: CMGT 597 Research Practicum: Books

What to look for

Since you have mapped out your topic, you want to locate books that are relevant to your topic.

Do you need to locate theoretical information on your topic? A definiation?, etc...

Above is a simple Summon search box. In Quick Search you can limit the results to Books and eBooks available in the USC Libraries.

Ebrary Academic Complete Subscription Collection to search for electronic books available to USC students.

Subject include:

Gathering background is one way to formulate your argument. The following databases contain a wealth of information:

Credo Reference
Credo Reference is a digital reference library that places a world of factual information at your fingertips. Containing a selection from 240 high-quality reference books from the world's leading publishers, Credo Reference is the ideal place to start any research.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Contains encyclopedias and reference books in a variety of subjects.
Oxford Reference Online
The Core Collection brings together 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works - containing well over 60,000 pages - into a single cross-searchable resource.
Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.