Do you have a book on . . .?
Many of you are studying a very specific place or historical moment. There many be a book about that place or time, however it is more likely that you find information within books about a larger topic. Check out the collections linked below to find books.
In the UHS library
- UHS Library CatalogSearch our catalog for our books on San Francisco. You can still check books out - put a hold on the book(s) you want or email Hayley.
San Francisco's Japantown by Call Number: 979.461 Images (Japantown)Part of a series of books about neighborhoods and places in San Francisco. These books include dozens of historical photographs, personal recollections, and history. The link above takes you to the list of all of this series that we have in our library.
San Francisco Architecture by Call Number: 720.974 WoWhile dated, this guide to San Francisco places and architecture might provide some good basic background.
Street Art San Francisco by Call Number: 751.73 StreetThis book showcases more than three decades of street art in San Francisco's legendary Mission District. Beginning in the early 1970s, a provocative street-art movement combining elements of Mexican mural painting, surrealism, pop art, urban punk, eco-warrior, cartoon, and graffiti has flourished in this dynamic, multicultural community.
Finding eBooks
- EBSCO Books This link opens in a new windowA robust collection contains more than 200,000 multidisciplinary e-books representing a broad range of academic subject matter.
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OpenLibrary Has full-text books that you can read online or check out. To check out you need to create a free account.
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GoogleBooks is good for out of print books and for previewing books that you think might be useful. The most useful ways to use GoogleBooks preview is to see if you can look at the table of contents or the index and to use the search within this book function using your keywords.
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SFPL has several eBook collections. They may not be research oriented, but it's worth taking a look. You will need your library card number and PIN to access.
Finding physical books
You will find more books in the following libraries: