Anthropology: Find Books & Videos

Books are a great place to start your research because:

• They're a good source for background and a quick history on a topic: the who, what, where, when and why!
• They can also help narrow down a broad topic and find smaller issues within a topic.
• They've been reviewed and evaluated before being published, so they are credible resources.

Want to see if we have a book on your topic? Or, need to check if we have a textbook on reserve at one of our Libraries? Search here:

Here at Chaffey, you have access to over 90,000 print books at our Libraries and full-text access to over 200,000 ebooks online!

Locating Print Books- When viewing the search results list, an item's status is shown in green text. An item's location is shown in blue text. In the example below, the book "Paula" is shown as Available at Chaffey College Rancho in the General Collection. The item's call number is 863. A43. Click on the title or image of a book in the results page to view more information. 

• Location- Books can be located at our Chino, Fontana or Rancho locations. Reserve items can only be used and returned at item's home location.
• Status- If the status is listed as Available, the item should be on our shelves. Other statuses such as Checked Out or Lost indicate that the item is not available at the moment.
• Call Number- Be sure to note the item's call number, as it is needed to find the item in the library. Reserve items are available at the front desk.

 Chaffey ID required for check-out of books and use of Reserve items.

E-books- To access an e-book, click on the title or the Available Online link.

Then, click on the link(s) shown in the "View Online" area.