F&M College Library

CNX 145 (old): Rights & Representations

RECOMMENDED SEARCH STATEMENTS TO DISCOVER BOOKS

Recommended search statements to use to search for books in Discover: 

Topic A:   mascots AND "native american"

Topic B:   (cyber OR "social media") AND bully*

Topic C:   school AND censor* AND internet

Topic D:   (college OR university) AND "free speech" AND students

Topic E:   school AND (speech OR expression OR "dress code")

Topic F:   "hostile environment" AND (race OR racial OR racist)

Topic G:   (college OR university) AND "free speech" AND students

DISCOVER BOOKS @ F&M AND BEYOND

To discover books and ebooks @ F&M:  

  1. Start at the F&M College Library web site: library.fandm.edu
  2. Click on BOOKS.
  3. From the list above, copy-and-paste the search statement for your topic.
  4. Search!


To expand your search results beyond F&M:

  1. On the results page, select:
    1. ​Library: Libraries Worldwide
    2. Format: Print book
    3. At the top of the page, select: Sorted by: Best Match
       
  2. To request a copy of a book not immediately available at F&M, use
    E-Z Borrow or Interlibrary Loan/ILL. 

E-Z Borrow: Books

To request print books to which we do not have immediate access, use E-ZBorrow 

Call # locations and maps

Interlibrary Loan/ILL: Articles and Books

To request articles or books/book chapters or other materials not available at F&M, use Interlibrary Loan/ILL