English as a Second Language Research Guide
Books
and Videos
Books (also called monographs) typically give a broad, thorough treatment
of a subject, usually from a retrospective point of view. In the Ryerson
Library, most books
related to language, writing and the media are located in the P call
number ranges on the 9th floor. If you do not have a specific author
or title of a book, and you do not know the Library of Congress Subject
Heading, search the Library
Catalogue by Keywords.
When you find good sources, you can check the subject headings
listed in the subject field of the online record for these books.
Then do subject searches using those subject headings to locate
additional titles.
Print or write down the citation (author, title,etc.) and the location
information (call number and
floor). Note whether the book is available or out on loan. When
you pull the book from the shelf, you can scan the bibliography
for additional sources.
Ryerson Library Audio Visual Collection
AV materials
are located on the 5th floor, and are listed
in the Library Catalogue.
For a quick way to find videos, search by Keywords, and type
in your keyword(s) followed by the word "videorecording".
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