Research Guide: Researching an Argument

This guide will help you research and find evidence to support an argument.

ebooks at Holman Library

Searching Ebook Collections

The next step in the process is to find evidence to support your own argument. Books are a great place to browse for more evidence. Holman Library has a collection of over 25,000 electronic books that you can read online.

  • You can search for these electronic books, or eBooks, in the library catalog (see instructions below), or you can try searching your topic in ebook databases directly. 

Looking for ebooks in Primo

Searching the Catalog for eBooks

Search for electronic books using the library's main catalog, Primo One Search, using the box below

  1. Enter search terms in the Primo One Search box (above).

  • On the results page, click to limit your results to books​

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screenshot of how to limit to books in the library's catalog

  1. To limit results to eBooks, click View Online on the left side of the page.  
  • To view an eBook, click View Online below title:

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screenshot of how to limit to ebooks

Tips for Searching Holman Library Catalog: books (paper and electronic)

Wondering what to type in the search box?

Here are some sample keyword searches:

  • Iran = 170 results (books, paper and electronic)
  • Iran AND united states = 60 results (books, paper and electronic)
  • Iran AND religion = 18 results (books, paper and electronic)
  • Iran AND economic sanctions = 2 results (books, paper and electronic)