Use the Library Catalog to search for electronic books by subject, keyword, author, or title.
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 
Once you have chosen a topic and done your background research you will be ready to conduct more comprehensive research using books.
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.
More specific call numbers for your topics may be found by searching the online catalog for the following SUBJECT and KEYWORDS:
To locate ebooks, refine search results by Availability and select Available Online.
Further refine the results by Resource Type and select Books.
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.
Arab, Muslim, Woman : voice and vision in postcolonial literature and film by 
Bad Women : regulating sexuality in early American cinema by 
The Battleground: The Media by 
Battleground: Women, Gender, and Sexuality by 
Chick Flicks : contemporary women at the movies by 
Cinematic Identity : anatomy of a problem film by 
Girls Will Be Boys : cross-dressed women, lesbians, and American cinema, 1908-1934 by 
In the Company of Women : Contemporary Female Friendship Films. by 
Killing the Indian Maiden : images of Native American women in film by 
Media, Gender and Identity by 
Media Messages : what film, television, and popular music teach us about race, class, gender, and sexual orientation by 
Women, Feminism and Media by 
Women and Media in the Middle East : power through self-expression by 