LibGuides: ENGL 101 English Composition 1: Find Books (Print & E-books)

Find Print and Ebooks in the Holman Library

Searching for Books Inside the Library

Holman Library Catalog (Books / Videos)
Search electronic and physical books and videos available from the Holman Library.

Wondering what to type in the search box?

Put phrases in quotes:

"How to do ...."
"Civil Rights Movement"

Combine key ideas with AND to focus your search:

ex: Activism AND Athletes

Expand your search with OR, Use for synonyms and related ideas.

ex: (women OR girls)

Enter your search terms to find relevant books and book chapters on your subject.

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ebooks at Holman Library (ebsco + ebook central)

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.

eBooks -- ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Over 52,000 full-text online books for Green River College programs -- Aviation, Business, Computer Technologies, Criminal Justice, English, Humanities, Nursing & Allied Health, Social Sciences, Sciences, Wastewater Technology.
eBooks -- EBSCO Community College Collection This link opens in a new window
Focusing on the academic and trade information needs of community college students, this multidisciplinary collection covers programs and fields of study offered in community colleges as well as key subject areas such as the Humanities and Social Sciences, Business, Science & Technology, and Literary Criticism. The complexity of the information available in this collection varies from introductory to higher-level content, providing students with a range of information to meet their needs as they develop in their area(s) of study.