WS 377U Feminist Spirituality - The Goddess: Finding Books
Finding and Using Books
This 3 minute video describes how to find books and eBooks in the Library catalog.
Open Access Resources
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Directory of Open Access Books This link opens in a new windowIncludes academic ebooks that are part of Open Access.
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Europeana Collections This link opens in a new windowProvides open access to artefacts, artworks, books, videos, and sound files from across Europe.
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Internet Archive This link opens in a new windowProvides a free digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Closed captions are not available.
Searching using subject headings
Searching by subject headings can be a very productive way to find books on your topic. Subject headings are fixed vocabulary used to describe books. Complementing searches done with keywords by utilizing searching by subject headings can greatly improve the number of relevant books you find and can also help further contextualize your topic.
Femininity of god
Goddess religion
Goddesses
Women -- Mythology
Rites and ceremonies.
Ritual.
Goddesses in literature.
Femininity of God in literature.
Archetype (Psychology) in literature.
Spirituality in literature.
And then there's browsing
Books in libraries are shelved by their subject area. One way to find books (and often find things you wouldn't have expected) is to go to the shelves for your subject area and just browse.
- BL325 .F4 Female deities, etc.
- BL624 Spirituality
- BL4458 Women in comparative religion