Books cover virtually any topic,
fact or fiction. You may find books that address your research
question, but only a chapter or two is relevant. It's not cheating
to only read and use the chapters that relate to your topic.
University
Library organizes and stores most of its book collection on shelves called
"stacks." The stacks are located on the third and fourth
level of
the library.
Use a Book
when looking for an extensive
amount 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
to find bibliographies that point
to other relevant research
Examples
Nash, Gary B. ed. The American
People: Creating a Nation and a Society, 1990.
Krakauer, Jon. Into the
Wild, 1996.
Smith, J. T. Roman Villas:
A Study in Social Structure, 1997.