Fig. 2. Sperr, Percy Loomis. "Selecting Books." NY Public Library Visual Materials. nd. Web. Dec. 2012.
Books may be primary or secondary sources. While primary sources are those by your author, secondary sources are about your author and their work.
Use e-books, print books and book chapters to research your plays, short stories and novels.
The ebooks and print books on this page are all from Holman Library's collection. Please use them just as a start. You will find other useful sources in our collection. Use the search box on this page to find them.
Search the catalog by keyword and limit to books with the menu on the left.
Books include works by your author and about your author's works.
InterLibrary Loan: No library has it all! But the InterLibrary Loan (or ILL) is a service offered by Holman Library for borrowing books and articles from other libraries. InterLibrary Loan requests are free to current GRC students, faculty and staff.
First, start with the books and articles available through the Holman Library.
Then, If you find books and articles that the Library does NOT have access to, just request them through Interlibrary Loan.
Using Interlibrary Loan increases the amount of resources available to you and helps you become a more thorough researcher.
Books and other items that require mailing may take 1-2 weeks.
Articles and other digital items may arrive within 2-5 days. Use your email as your contact info and the article will be sent directly to you.
If you need help filling out this form, call the library reference desk at (253) 931-6480.
Use the links below to look for books, articles and more beyond our collection:
For additional help finding and using digital and print books, check out this research guide devoted just to books!