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English: English 1: Banned Books: Books/Database Resources

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Madison College Libraries Catalog

Find books, DVDs, streaming media, and ebooks in the Madison College Libraries catalog

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Books

Find books by searching on the terms:  banned books, censorship, challenged books, prohibited books

Banned Books-4-volume series contains information about books suppressed on various grounds

located in the libraries Reference area.

Book/article request form

Other Catalogs

Google Books Search

Google Book Search

Finding articles in the Libraries Databases

Find articles from magazines, newspapers, scholarly journals, etc.  Username and password access required off-campus. 

1.  Access the Madison College Libraries Homepage.

2.  On the Libraries Homepage click on the orange "Databases" tab.

Screenshot of tabs on library homepage: books/av, databases, research, reserves

3.  Click on the "Browse databases by A to Z list or by program/center link."

Text: browse databases by A to Z list or by program/center

4.  Choose EBSCOhost to search multiple databases at the same time.  Choose databases to search by selecting the check box next to the database name (e.g. Academic Search Complete, Humanities International, Literary Reference Center Plus, MasterFile Complete, Newspaper Source Plus, etc.).

Ebscohost screenshot showing select/deselect all checkbox

5.  Other databases to search include:  JSTOR and Opposing Viewpoints.

6.  JSTOR search example:

JSTOR advanced search with "to kill a mockingbird" in first search field and challenged book in second 

Hint:  Use "quotes" to search exact title.   

 

Search Credo Reference

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CREDO-Reference

Culture Wars book cover

Addresses the key defining issues of contemporary American society through the lens of political and social controversy.

Library hand-outs