Tacoma Community College Library: Pacific Northwest History: Search for Books

Searching for Books in the Library's Collection

Searching for Ebooks

The Library Catalog (to the left) will connect you to both print books inside the library, as well as ebooks. However, you can also search directly in the library's ebook collections. The two databases linked below are great options for finding research-based, in-depth books on a wide variety of topics.

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.
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.

Searching the Catalog

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.

Search Tips

Quickly find books in the library catalog by limiting to "Subject" from the dropdown menu of the library catalog and searching using one of the following subject headings listed below.

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Local/regional subject headings:

Pierce County (Wash.) history
Tacoma (Wash.) history
Seattle (Wash.) history
Puget Sound Region (Wash.) history
Puyallup (Wash.) history
Puyallup Indians

Washington state subject headings:

Washington (State) history
Indians of North America -- Washington (State)
Washington Territory history

Books as a Primary and Secondary Source

You will find many books and ebooks featured by topic and linked in the pages of this guide; however, you can use options featured below to search the library's collection.

Pacific Northwest History