Many useful resources are available in the College of the Redwoods Library, including books, reference books, eBooks, and videos. Additional resources may be available at the Del Norte or Humboldt County Libraries and Cal Poly Humboldt Library. Visit those libraries' websites to search their catalogs. Use OneSearch to find books and other resources about your topic in the CR library and selected, college-level resources on the web.
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College of the Redwoods Library Call Numbers
Books in the College of the Redwoods library are filed by the Library of Congress system that uses letter-number combinations assigned by subject so that most books about the same subject will be filed together on the shelf. HSU Library uses this same system, and so do most colleges and universities in the United States. Browse the titles on the shelf in the sections listed below for relevant research topics.
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Subject Headings
Public Library Call Numbers
Most public or county libraries in the United States will use the Dewey Decimal system, which uses numbers, and each number section represents a subject so that books about the same subject are filed together on the shelf. Below are listed some number sections that are relevant to this subject. Remember to also check the Juvenile or children's collection, the YA or Young Adult collection, and the Reference collection.
Dewey Decimal Location: 800's.
The general collection is on shelves in the library and can be checked out.
The BreakBeat Poets by 
One Stick Song by 
The Oxford Anthology of African-American Poetry by 
The Oxford Book of American Poetry by 
The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry by Films on Demand The Last Poets Made in Amerikka
DVD HM831 .P46 2010 The People Speak
DVD PR2894 .I49 2003 In search of Shakespeare
A History of American Poetry by 
Modernist Women Poets by 
Montage of a Dream by 
Our Deep Gossip by 
The Sonnets by Reference books include encyclopedias, handbooks, manuals, guides, dictionaries, and compilations of resources such as primary documents. Reference books will provide a good overview of your topic, in a short and well-organized way, and are good for getting started with any research assignment.
Granger's Index to Poetry by 
The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics by The CR Library isn't your only option for locating books. Both Humboldt and Del Norte Counties have public libraries that are open to any resident in their county. You will need to show proper identification to get a FREE library card; no I.D. is necessary to use materials in the library. In addition, CR students can borrow books from Humboldt State University's library. (You will need to show a CR Student ID card, which you can obtain from Student Services.)