JOUR 447: Sports, Protest and the Media

Books are the other major way that scholars publish their research. In this context, they're generally considered secondary sources. It usually takes several years to write and publish an academic book. Some are written by one author, and others are edited volumes where each chapter is by a different author.

Use academic books to...

• Find overviews of theories, topics, audiences, people, and events, and identify which parts are most interesting to you.
• Learn how scholars make arguments and write about different historical events.
• Use citations to trace to primary sources or find more scholarship on your topic.

Find print books and eBooks with UMD Discover on the Libraries' website:

lib.umd.edu

Tips:

• Sign in to UMD Discover (top right) to view all results and request items.
• UMD Discover includes other content from across the Libraries' collections, like some academic journal articles and videos. However, for deeper dives on specialized topics (like what you're doing), it's helpful to go directly into databases and archives instead.

Example Books

Searching for Books in UMD Discover

Use simple keywords to search the catalog. For example:

black lives matter sports

billie jean king protest

athlete activism