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Trenton Homeworks: Social Justice Research Fundamentals

This guide was designed to support the Trenton Homeworks Social Justice Research capstone. For questions or help with resources, please contact Mrs. Clancy or Ms. Sinai

How to Find Print Books at Bunn Library

Access the Bunn Library Catalog to search for print and ebooks in the library, or ProQuest eBook Central to focus only on ebook titles. 

Look for works that are written by experts in your topic of interest. Check the INDEX  of the book for instances of your keywords (important people, themes, etc.). 

Search the Bunn Library CatalogUse the General Keyword search to broaden your results. For a narrower focus, search the catalog by Subject Keyword using the drop-down menu.

To find books in the stacks, look at the call number:

  • 000-699: Lower Level

  • Fiction, 800-899: Main Floor

  • 700-999: Second Floor

Books on Reference Room Reserve are located on the shelves in the Reference Room, and will have a colored spine label.

Have a useful book in hand?

  • Look at the Index for additional keywords and locate where they are discussed in your book. 

  • Check the Bibliography for additional sources that are connected to your topic.

Suggested Titles to Get Started

This is a very small sampling of books. For more, search for your keywords in the library catalog or eBook central. For a broad list of titles related to social justice, try searching "Social Justice" or "Social Justice - United States". 

To understand the scholarly conversation surrounding a particular title, look at book reviews within academic databases such as JSTOR, Project Muse, ProQuest

Not finding enough in the library catalog? Try searching ProQuest eBook Central separately, which focuses more on academic titles across many disciplines.