School Uniforms: Find Books

Use the Library Catalog to search for electronic books by subject, keyword, author, or title.

• refine search results by Availability and select Available Online
• further refine the results by Resource Type and select Books 

There are resources on the Web for free ebooks. Here is one example.

Open Library  
Includes references to millions of books and includes the full-text and audio of many out of copyright editions

Sign up for an account and login at their site to borrow or listen to an electronic book.  

NOTE: Be sure to click the more link to see additional subjects

Ever wonder how books are shelved?

In this library we use The Library of Congress Classification System to organize books on the shelves. The LC SYSTEM organizes material in libraries according to twenty-one branches of knowledge called classes. The system uses letters to represent the twenty-one broad branches of knowledge. The letters I, O, W, X AND Y are not used.

 The twenty-one classes are:

A – GENERAL WORKS

B – PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, RELIGION

C – AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY

D – HISTORY: GENERAL & OUTSIDE THE AMERICAS

E – HISTORY: UNITED STATES

F – HISTORY: UNITED STATES LOCAL & AMERICAS

G – GEOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, RECREATION

H – SOCIAL SCIENCE

J – POLITICAL SCIENCE

K – LAW

L – EDUCATION

M – MUSIC & BOOKS ON MUSIC

N – FINE ARTS

P – LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Q – SCIENCE

R – MEDICINE

S – AGRICULTURE

T – TECHNOLOGY

U – MILITARY SCIENCE

V – NAVAL SCIENCE

Z – BIBLIOGRAPHY, LIBRARY SCIENCE & INFORMATION RESOURCES

These twenty-one broad subject areas are further divided into more specific subject areas by adding one or two additional letters as well as some numbers. For a more detailed breakdown of any subject, go to the Library of Congress web page. 

So, How Do I Find a Book on the Shelf?

Try this exercise, which was put together by the librarians at Kent State University, to see if you have figured out the Library of Congress system!

Finding Books on Your Topic 

There are currently no books on this specific topic in our catalog. However there are related titles that may be useful.

Use the Library Catalog to find books. Books can provide a broad overview of a topic or in-depth information. You can search for books by author, title, subject, or keyword.

The following terms are just a few examples to help you search for books on your topic::

• clothing and dress
• fashion
• First amendment
• Freedom of speech
• Freedom of expression
• Students - Civil rights

To locate ebooks, refine search results by Availability and select Available Online.

Further refine the results by Resource Type and select Books.

Check out the Electronic Books on the Web box on the first column of this page. You can use the Open library site https://openlibrary.org/ to locate titles on the topic School Uniforms.  Search terms: school uniforms, dress codes.

Here are a few  examples of E-books available electronically which can be found when searching the catalog. Most E-books require a login for off-campus use.  Enter your Cerritos College login when prompted.  For more login information see the Database Login page.