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.
The following terms are just a few examples to help you search for books on your topic:
To locate ebooks, refine search results by Availability and select Available Online.
Further refine the results by Resource Type and select Books.
Diets and Dieting: a cultural encyclopedia by 
Food Additives - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References by 
Functional Foods: the connection between nutrition, health, and food science by 
Street Food Around the World by 
Vitamin Analysis for the Health and Food Sciences by 
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Consuming the Inedible: Neglected Dimensions of Food Choice by 
Eat and Run by 
Foodies: Democracy and Distinction in the Gourmet Foodscape by 
How America Eats by 
Omnivore's Dilemma by 
Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal by 
Sport Nutrition: An Introduction to Energy Production and Performance by 
Swim, Bike, Run, Eat by 
Williams' Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy by 
