Books in the Library

A selection of Humanities Reference books:

Ancient Greece and Rome by Michael Gagarin (Editor)
Call Number: REF DE5 .O95 2010
Grove Dictionary of Art
Call Number: REF N31 .D5
Also available online. See Online Databases.
The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians
Call Number: REF ML100 .N48
Also available online. See Online Databases
The Greenwood encyclopedia of daily life
Call Number: REF GT31 .G74 2004
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Edward Craig (Editor)
Call Number: Ref B51 .R68 1998
ISBN: 0415073103
Publication Date: 1998-05-26
Encyclopedia of Religion by Mircea Eliade (Editor); Charles J. Adams (Editor)
Call Number: REF PN2860 .E53 2007
Prestel Dictionary of Art and Artists by Wieland Schmied; Frank Whitford
Call Number: REF N33 .P74
Publication Date: 2000-08-01

Searching for Books in the Library

Books can be found by searching the catalog: Brandon Library Search. Here are some examples:

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Remember, you can refine your results list by Format, Subject, Date, Author and more:

Drama for Students by David Galens
Call Number: REF PN1601.D595
Publication Date: 1999-05-14
five vol. set discusses major plays
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama by McGraw-Hill Staff; Daniel Gerould (Preface by)
Call Number: REF PN1625.M3
Discussion of plays, playwrights, and much more.

Magazines/journals are shelved alphabetically. Check out period is one week. For online article research see the Online Databases tab.