Reading Lists
Your reading list should be the first place you go to look for books. They can be found on your Moodle module sites. You can search the Reading Lists database here. | |
From here you can access the library catalogue to see if the book is available. If it is available as an e-book, you can access the online version here too. |
The Library catalogue
If you are searching for a particular book, type in the author's surname and a few words from the title. Note: the search box will not recognise abbreviations or punctuation. If you are searching for books around a particular subject, eg. urban regeneration, type these keywords into the search box.
The catalogue record for each title will give you the Class Number of the book, how long you can borrow it for, and whether it is Available (ie. on the shelf). Use the library map to find the correct floor. The books are arranged in numerical order. Signs at the end of each bay of books let you know the class number range for that bay.
Key shelf mark numbers for Sociology
Books about the same subject are assigned the same shelf mark (or class number or class mark or shelf mark or call number) number. You'll find the number on the spine of each book.
301 Sociology & anthropology
302 Social interaction
302.2 Communication
302.3 Social interaction within groups
302.4 Social interaction between groups
302.5 Relation of the individual to society
303 Social processes
303.3 Coordination and control
303.4 Social change
303.6 Conflict
304 Factors affecting social behavior
304.2 Human ecology
304.5 Genetic factors
304.6 Population
304.8 Movement of people
305 Social groups
305.2 Age groups
305.3 Men and women
305.4 Women
305.5 Social classes
305.6 Religious groups
305.7 Language groups
305.8 Racial, ethnic, national groups
305.9 Occupational and miscellaneous groups
306 Culture & institutions
306.2 Political institutions
306.3 Economic institutions
306.4 Specific types of culture
306.6 Religious institutions
306.7 Institutions pertaining to relations of the sexes
306.8 Marriage and family
306.9 Institutions pertaining to death
307 Communities
307.1 Community planning and development
307.2 Population
307.3 Community structure
307.7 Specific kinds of communities
You can find many books on academic writing, writing for essays, dissertations, research etc. in the library. Here are a few to get you started.
Ebook database where you can read ebooks online, download titles, and print page ranges from the thousands of ebooks available.
(Once you've clicked on the above link, click on to get into the database)
The hyperlapse video below shows you how to get from the entrance of the LSBU Hub building to the main Sociology collection in Zone C on Level 03.