Banned & Challenged Books: The Freedom to Read
TCC Library Resources
Choosing good search terms
Searching the Article Databases
The library has a number of databases where you can find ebooks/chapters, and articles from newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals. Consider the ones linked here as a place to start!
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ProQuest Periodical Databases This link opens in a new window
Multiple periodical databases providing coverage of a wide range of topics, with a mix of popular and scholarly sources. Particularly good for current events.Learn how to search this database with this ProQuest Video Tutorial
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
(Ebsco) Periodical database. This multi-disciplinary database covers most disciplines taught at TCC. Most articles are scholarly.
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Points of View Reference Source This link opens in a new window
Articles on 400 topics, each with an overview and an argument, and many with opposing arguments. Also includes primary sources. -
New York Times This link opens in a new window
Note: First Time Users: Please visit the New York Times: Academic Pass Access Guide to register and activate your own student account.
Search Tips
For this search, I experimented with a few different search terms. While the word 'challenge' is the most accurate word to use when searching for information about challenged and banned books, that word led to too many irrelevant articles. I used 'banned books' and got better results, that include information about book challenges.
- The image below shows the search results in ProQuest, and it highlights the various filters on the left to limit to full-text results and to limit by source type (newspapers, scholarly articles, etc.). Also featured are the links to get the MLA or APA citation or to email yourself the PDF.
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Using Keywords
Consider making a list of other concepts, terms, and combinations to try out:
- book banning
- book bans
- banning books
- "banned and challenged" books
- book sanitizing
- censorship
- literary censorship
ProQuest has some "guided research"
Featured Books
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Banned books : challenging our freedom to read
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Call Number: Z658.U6D69 2014Publication Date: 2014
Searching for Banned Books
Search the library's catalog below to look for printed books inside the library (either about book banning, or for specific banned book titles), or use the linked databases below to search for ebooks about book banning and censorship.
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Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
Find items on the TCC library's shelves, as well as digital books from our ebook collections. -
eBook Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Over 200,000 electronic books, covering a large selection of multidisciplinary academic subjects. Books can be read through a web browser or downloaded.
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Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Over 180,000 electronic books, with broad coverage on academic topics. Viewable with your web browser; also downloadable to e-readers or e-reader apps with some restrictions.
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