Research Guides: Pre-Law: Books & eBooks

eBooks

eBook Academic Collection
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A digitized collection of scientific & technical books published from 2005-2021. Subjects covered are: Architecture, Design and Arts; Behavioral Sciences; Biomedical & Life Sciences; Business & Economics; Chemistry & Material Science; Computer Science; Earth & Environmental Science; Engineering; Humanities, Social Sciences & Law; Mathematics & Statistics; Medicine; Physics & Astronomy; Professional and Applied Computing. Also accessible via the Library Catalog.

E-book Options from other universities

Online Library -University of Pennsylvania - HV - Criminology

In addition to the Evans Library, several other universities have created resources which allows access to e-books and digitized books.

Online Library - University of Pennsylvania - K - Law

Evans Library Catalog

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Information about the physical books, journals, government documents, and multimedia available in the Evans Library building.

Search the Library Catalog for print books and government documents. Subjects are named in the Library Catalog using the Library of Congress Subject Headings. Locate print books on the fourth floor of the Evans Library using the call number indicated in the Library Catalog record.

Library of Congress Subject Headings
Use this resource to locate the Library of Congress Classification for a subject. Click on the main subject (or, class) to view the sub-categories. Use the Library of Congress Classification to locate and browse books on the shelves of the Evans Library collections on the fourth floor.

Additional Help Finding Books

Like many other academic libraries, the Evans Library uses the Library of Congress (LC) classification system. Most public libraries use the Dewey Decimal Classification (Dewey) to organize their items.

Here is a chart of call numbers that may be helpful in finding items in both academic and public libraries.

Subject	Academic (LC)	Public (Dewey)
Criminal Justice	HV 6000 – HV 9950	364
Law – U.S.	KF	340
Psychology	BF	150
Sociology	HM	301

Distance Learner? Requesting Print Library Books

How can I acquire books from the Evans Library Collection (not ebooks)?

Books not available electronically may be available to Distance Students in the United States via Document Delivery. Requests can be made using our Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery service.

At this time, we are not able to supply books from other libraries to Distance Students. Please utilize your nearest public library for this purpose; use WorldCat to find the closest library location for your book.