Popular Culture Resources: Books

Reference Books | Main Collection Books

Suggested Reference Books:

Use reference books for:

• definitions of terms
• overviews and summaries of topics
  (these articles have usually gone through an editorial review process by the publishers)
• references at the end of the articles that can lead you to more information

Bowling, Beatniks, And Bell-Buttoms
Pop Culture of 20th-Century America
REF E169.1 .B7825 2002 v.1-4

The Guide to United States Popular Culture
Ref E169.1 D399 2001

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
Ref E169.1 S764 2000 v.1-5

The Sixties In America
Ref E841 .S55 1999 v.1-3

Time of Transition
The 70s
Ref E839 .T54 1998

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Ref Ml 102 .P66 G84 1998 v.1-8

Main Collection Books/Videos on Popular Culture

Books will give you:

• in depth treatment of a topic
• extensive bibliography

Use: the Giovale Library Catalog

Note: Use the Library of Congress Subject Headings for specific terms, to find all books/videos available on your topic. The books containing the Subject Headings (often also referred to as the Red Books) are located on the dictionary stand across from the circulation desk.

In the Giovale Library Catalog:

• use Basic Search
• select Subject Alphabetical List from the pulldown box
• type one of the suggested terms below in the field provided
• click on Go.

A few suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings to locate books/videos on popular culture:

Popular culture

UF (used for i.e. do not use these phrases)
Culture, Popular
Mass culture
Pop culture
Popular arts

NT (narrower term)
African Americans in popular culture
Children in popular culture
Crime in popular culture
Education in popular culture
Fads
Masculinity in popular culture
Mass media and sports
Popular literature
Racism in popular culture
Success in popular culture
Women in popular culture

Popular culture in art
Popular culture in literature

Use Keyword Search when you do not know the Library of Congress Subject Heading for your topic! Then, within the retrieved records, look for the correct Subjects for your topic:

This book deals with six different subjects. You can click on any of the links and the catalog will retrieve all books on that subject.