In this section, you'll find:
Books, like articles, will report on specific research done by scholars in the field. When you know your topic or research question, check out a few books for information that will add to your ideas or answer your questions. Films and documentaries can be a great way to supplement your other research, or to find visual representations of your topic.
Find books, ebooks, and media in the UJ Libraries by searching the catalog.
If you are interested in browsing for topics in philosophy and religion, try looking at Dewey Decimal Call Numbers in the 100s and 200s:
Notice anything about these call number ranges?Christianity (and Western philosophy) is the clear focus of the classification system we use to organize the books in Raugust Library. You'll notice that all other religions are squeezed into just one "decade" of call numbers, the 290s, while Christianity gets the rest of the 200s.
Why? The Dewey Decimal Classification System was created by a white, Christian, upper class, American man in the late 19th Century and very much reflects his Western, Christian, patriarchal worldview.
In addition to searching through the catalog, you can search ebook collections directly:
Read and download ebooks from a wide variety of fields. Mostly non-fiction.
These databases contain video resources to support your research or help you learn about new topics.