Literature Research: Find Books

You can check these books out!

This is just a sample of what the ACC library has available for your research needs.  The titles listed are mostly anthologies including a variety of authors and titles.  Please note that when searching the catalog, all authors included in an anthology will not appear in a catalog search.  When searching the catalog, think in terms of the author's nationality, genre that they wrote (poetry, short-story or novel) and the time period that their work was published.  This exercise will help you narrow down what antholog(ies) to consult.

For example, if you'd like to find something more about "The Gift of the Magi" by O'Henry.  The "The Gift of the Magi" is a short story published in the early Twentieth Century in the United States.  O'Henry was an American novelist.  So, type in the catalog: "twentieth century" and American and short story"

How to Search the Catalog

Overview of eBooks at ACC

The library provides access to E-Book collections as well as E-Book readers for circulation to ACC students, faculty, and staff. This guide serves as an overview to the variety of ways that library users can access E-Books from the library. Use the tabs above for more information on each type. E-Book readers have pre-selected E-Books loaded on each reader which have been chosen by library staff. You may request books to be purchased and loaded on E-Readers as funds are available by calling the library's service desk at 336.506.4116 or emailing lrc@alamancecc.edu.

Below is a list of the types of E-Books and platforms we offer:

NC Live E-Book Collections

Internet Archive (free E-Books online)

EBSCOhost - eBook Community College Collection

Focused on the academic and trade information needs of community colleges, this multidisciplinary e-book collection includes thousands of titles from notable publishers, including Choice OAT titles.

   Curated eBook Guides from the ACC Library