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

If you find a print book in DISCOVER to which we do not have immediate access, click on the button in DISCOVER to request the book from another library.

Request from Libraries Worldwide

 Request from 
 another library 

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EZBorrow (EZB)/Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Use EZBorrow (EZB)/Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to request articles, book chapters, books, and other materials not available at F&M.