Library: Government Resources: Books & eBooks

Catalog Search

Use the Columbus State library catalog to search for books, journals, eBooks, and audio-visual materials owned by Columbus State Community College.

eBooks in Our Catalog

Electronic full-text books are available through our Columbus State's library catalog, OhioLINK's catalog, and through various databases. To login from off-campus, you'll need to enter your first and last name and your Cougar ID.

Campaign and Election Reform: A Reference Handbook by Glenn H. Utter and Ruth Anll Strickland
ISBN: 9781598840698
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Connect online via OhioLINK's e-book center. This is the 2nd edition.
Education Meeting America's Needs by Catherine Dybiec Holm; Information Plus Firm, Wylie, Tex. Staff (Contribution by); Thomson Gale Staff (Contribution by)
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
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Electronic access through OhioLINK's Scholarly & Reference E-Books.
Here, find an overview of American eduation, including testing, students at risk, issues in education, and public opinions about education.
Essentials of Food Science by Vickie A. Vaclavik and Elizabeth W. Christian
ISBN: 9780387699394
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"Essentials of Food Science continues to be designed to present principles of food science with you, the non major in mind: the Nutrition, Dietetics, Hospitality,and Culinary Arts student enrolled in an introductory Food Science course."
Funding College: Finding Grants, Government Loans, and Colleges That Are Free by White, Jane
ISBN: 0137067305
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This e-book is available through O'Reilly Safari Learning Platform. Please note: You'll need to use your student email to enter this database.
Immigration and Illegal Aliens: Burden or Blessing? by Cynthia S. Becker & David A. Becker
ISBN: 9781414457703
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Electronic access through OhioLINK's Scholarly & Reference E-Books.
The Oxford Guide to the United States Government by Patrick, John J., Richard M. Pious, and Donald A. Ritchie
ISBN: 9780195142730
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This e-book is available through Oxford reference online. Book offers authoritative information on the American Presidency, Congress, and Supreme Court.
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E-Book Links and Other Digital Materials from Web Sites

DATABASES: Library of Congress E-Resources Online Catalog
The FREE ACCESS databases are the only ones available to use.
Hathi Trust Digital Library: Public Collections
Select "View Public Collections." Public domain volumes are freely accessible to the public... The public collections cover a variety of topics. As of early 2011, 2,071,547 volumes are in the public domain and are available as text or in PDF format.

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Mission: The mission of HathiTrust is to contribute to the common good by collecting, organizing, preserving, communicating, and sharing the record of human knowledge.
Health, United States
Health Statistics from the U.S. Department of Health's National Center for Health Statistics. See also our reference copy at Ref. 362.1 N277h 2010.
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
More than 29 million images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States
Internet Archive: Wayback Machine
The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is a service that allows people to visit archived versions of Web sites. Visitors to the Wayback Machine can type in a URL, select a date range, and then begin surfing on an archived version of the Web. Find web sites, videos, films, music, audio, and text.
Open Library
Open Library is an initiative of the Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
Other projects include the Wayback Machine, archive.org, nasaimages.org, archive-it.org & opencontentalliance.org.

E-Reference Sources

Electronic full-text books are available through our Columbus State library catalog, OhioLINK's catalog, and through various databases. Easily accessible on CSCC's campus, if you're off-campus it is necessary to prove you're currently a student, staff, or faculty to get access.

To login from off-campus, you'll frequently need to enter your name and Cougar ID number.

A Guide to Countries of the World by Peter Stalker
ISBN: 9780199580729
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This e-book is available via Oxford Reference Online."This invaluable global handbook contains separate entries for every country in the world. Each entry gives a succinct overview covering the contemporary social, economic, religious and political issues that shape the country. It also contains vital statistics such as GDP, life expectancy, income distribution, and internet use."

OhioLINK Catalog Search

Still can't find what you're looking for? Try OhioLINK. Use your name and Cougar ID to request items be delivered to the Columbus State Community College library.

Reference Books (Print)

Here's a small sampling of reference books available in the Library that offer government or statistical information.

Proquest Statistical Abstract of the United States 2016: The National Data Book by Bernan Press Staff
Call Number: Ref. 317.3 U58s 2016
ISBN: 9781598887938
Publication Date: 2015-12-18
Vital Statistics of the United States: Births, Life Expecancy, Deaths, and Selected Health Data 2018 by Shana Hertz Hattis (Editor)
Call Number: Ref 304.6021 V836 2018
ISBN: 9781598889925
Publication Date: 2018-07-31
Vital Statistics of The United States: Births, Life Expectancy, Deaths, and Selected Health Data brings together a comprehensive collection of birth, mortality, and health data into a single volume. It provides a wealth of information compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics and other government agencies. Vital Statistics contains over 225 tables and is divided into four parts: Births, Mortality, Health, and Marriage and Divorce.
Handbook of U. S. Labor Statistics 2018 by Mary Meghan Ryan (Editor)
Call Number: Ref 331.1 H236 2016
ISBN: 9781598889840
Publication Date: 2018-05-31
The Handbook is a comprehensive reference providing an abundance of data on a variety of topics including: -Employment and unemployment; -Earnings; -Prices; -Productivity; -Consumer expenditures; -Occupational safety and health; -Union membership; -International labor comparisons; -And much more.
Business Statistics of the United States 2018: Patterns of Economic Change by Susan Ockert (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. 330.973 B9798 2018
ISBN: 9781641432849
Publication Date: 2019
Business Statistics of the United States is a comprehensive and practical collection of data from as early as 1913 that reflects the nation's economic performance. It provides over 80 years of annual, quarterly, and monthly data in industrial and demographic detail including key indicators such as: gross domestic product, personal income, spending, saving, employment, unemployment, the capital stock, and more.
Child Maltreatment
Call Number: Ref 362 C5363
Annual Report from the states to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, since 1995.
Find the most current statistics online at the Children's Bureau.
Crime in the United States 2019 by Shana Hertz Hattis (Editor)
Call Number: Ref 364 C9293 2019
ISBN: 9781641433488
Publication Date: 2019
Crime in the United States contains findings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the offenses known to law enforcement. This reference is the most comprehensive official compilation of crime statistics in the United States. Crime in the United States includes statistics for: -Offenses known to police -Violent crime offenses: murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault -Property crime offenses: burglary, larcency-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson -Clearance data: crimes solved by police or cleared by exceptional means -Persons arrested -Police employees: sworn officers and civilian law enforcement personnel -Hate crimes with data by offense type, location, bias motivation, victim type, number of victims, and race of offender
Digest of Education Statistics
Call Number: Ref 370.973 D572
Find statistics gathered by the National Center for Education Statistics. For more current statistics, our catalog is linked to the Digest of Education Statistics web site.
State Profiles: The Population and Economy of Each U.S. State by Hanna Anderson Krog
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Call Number: Ref 317.3 S7974 2019
ISBN: 9781641433808
Publication Date: 2019
State Profiles 2019: The Population and Economy of Each U.S. State has been completely updated and provides a wealth of current, authoritative, and comprehensive data on key demographic and economic indicators for each U.S. state and the District of Columbia.
Employment, Hours, and Earnings 2018: States and Areas by Mary Meghan Ryan (Editor)
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Call Number: Ref 331.12 E556 2018
ISBN: 9781641432719
Publication Date: 2018
13th Edition
Patterns of Economic Change by State and Area 2019 by Hanna Anderson Korg
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Call Number: Ref 331.1 P3168 2019
ISBN: 9781641433839
Publication Date: 2019
Patterns of Economic Change by State and Area: Income, Employment, and Gross Domestic Product presents data on personal income, employment, and gross domestic product for the United States as a whole, and by region, state, and metropolitan statistical area (MSA).