What is ACORN?
Acorn is the library catalog for ALL of the 8 Vanderbilt Libraries. You can use it to find:
- Books
- DVDs & Videos
- Periodical Titles (not individual articles)
- Reserve materials
- and more...
You Might Find...
What's this Number?
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Search Acorn
ACORN SEARCH TIPS:
- Use AND to combine terms & narrow your search
- example: immigration AND labor
- Use OR to search for related terms & expand your search
- example; labor OR employment
- Use $ to truncate a word & return all possible endings
- example: employ$ (will return employer, employee, employment, etc.)
Browsing for Books
Another option is to browse the STACKS for books. The following call # areas might be of interest for this class
| HM 1-299 |
Sociology (General) |
| HN 1-981 | Social History, Social Problems, Social Reform |
| HQ 1-2039 | Family, Marriage, Women |
| HS 1-3369 | Societies: Secret, Benevolent |
| HT 1-1595 | Communities, Classes, Races |
| HV 1-5840 | Social Welfare, Degeneration, Substance Abuse |
| HV 6001-9920.5 | Criminology, Criminal Justice |
| HX 1-970.7 | Socialism, Communism, Anarchism |
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