Use the Library Catalog to search for electronic books by subject, keyword, author, or title.
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.
Use the following terms to search by SUBJECT 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.
Here are a few E-books which may help with your research. 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.
Here are some books which may help with your research:
The general call# for books relating to American Government is JK located in the South Stacks. Below is a more precise breakdown:
JK1-9993 Political institutions and public administration (United States)
JK404-1685 Government
JK501-868 Executive branch
JK631-868 Civil Service
JK1012-1432 Congress. Legislative branch
JK1154-1276 Senate
JK1308-1432 House of Representatives
JK1606-1683 Capital. Public buildings. Government property. Government purchasing
JK1717-2217 Political rights
JK1758-1761 Citizenship
JK1846-1929 Suffrage
JK1965-2217 Electoral system
JK2255-2391 Political parties
JK2403-9593 State government