When to use books
Books can either be written for a general audience, an academic audience, or for practitioners in the field. Books are an excellent place to learn about a topic comprehensively. Because of their longer form, they often provide much more additional context to a topic than a scholarly article and can provide a more foundational approach to learning about a topic.
The library provides access to thousands of ebooks in addition to our print collection.
Catalogs and more for books
- BGSU Libraries CatalogSearch for books, videos, music scores, CDs, journals & newspapers, and archival and special collections available at the BGSU Libraries.
- Summon Limited to Ebooks OnlyThis Summon link is pre-limited to only ebooks with full text available through the BGSU Libraries or OhioLINK.
- Google Books
A Google search engine for millions of digitized, full-text books. Books are both in the public domain (published before 1923) and protected by copyright; full text can be viewed for public-domain works but not for all works searched by Google Books.
- WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch)If you cannot find a book through the BGSU Libraries or OhioLINK you can check to see what libraries hold copies globally using WorldCat. Physical copies of books can be requested through interlibrary loan. Chapters can be requested as PDFs through interlibrary loan. Ebooks cannot be shared across institutions.
- OhioLINK Library CatalogOhioLINK facilitates physical book borrowing across member institutions. You can pick up the requested book at any participating institution. Chapters can be requested as PDFs through interlibrary loan. Ebooks cannot be shared across institutions.
Just need a book chapter? Use ILL!
You can request chapters of books BGSU owns to be scanned and sent as a PDF. You can also request print copies of books from other libraries. You can also request PDFs of articles. It's free--create your account today!
P.S. Try OhioLINK for books first--it's easier and you can keep the book for longer.
Selected Academic ebooks
Brand hate: navigating consumer negativity in the digital world by ISBN: 9783030003807Publication Date: 2019
How Strategic Communication Shapes Value and Innovation in Society by ISBN: 1787147177Publication Date: 2017-11-03
Selected Practitioner ebooks
An Overview of the Public Relations Function, Second Edition by ISBN: 1949443663Publication Date: 2019-04-15
Influencer marketing for brands: What YouTube and instagram can teach you about the future of digital advertising.ISBN: 9781484255032Publication Date: 2020
