Because books are much longer than articles, books as a whole will be about broader topics with lots of subtopics. The content of the catalog record may not include all the chapters/subtopics covered in the book, so overly specific keywords may exclude books that are actually relevant.
These are standardized terms assigned to books to describe their major content. When you find a catalog record, the subject headings will be hyperlinked, so you can click the link to see other books cataloged with that heading.
The majority of the library books are in the general collection on the second floor of the library, but we have many special collections (Cardinal Newman Collection, Reference, Juvenile, Thesis, Videos and more). If you are having trouble finding where a book it shelved, ask a library worker.
If you know the call number of one relevant book or a promising call number range in Library of Congress classification, check the shelves to see if there are any other books in that section that seem relevant. More guidance on how to browse the shelves and what to look for is on the next page of this guide.