History and Political Science Research Guide: Books

Schlager publishers provides primary source content focused on U.S. and world history, gender studies, and American government, among other topics. Ryan Library provides access to several Schlager titles in ebook format:

• Milestone Documents in American History: Exploring the Primary Sources That Shaped America
• The Schlager Anthology of Early America
• The Schlager Anthology of the American Revolution
• Schlager Anthology of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
• Milestone Visual Documents in American History: The Images, Cartoons, and Other Visual Sources that Shaped America
• Anthology of Westward Expansion
• Anthology of Black America: A Student's Guide to Essential Primary Sources

Google Books provides full to partial access to some books. Google Books is a good place to look for digitized copies of older books published before 1924, which means they're in the public domain and no longer under copyright. 

Ryan Library uses Dewey Decimal Classification. Use these call numbers to browse books in print. Books in the 200s are on the Lower Level books in the 320s are on the Middle Level, and books in the 900s are on the Upper Level. In addition to books in print, the Library provides over 180,000 ebooks (see the box below).

• 266: Missions (missionary biographies/autobiographies)

  • 266.99: Nazarene Missionaries/Missions

• 287: Methodists and Related churches

  • 287.99: Nazarene Church history

• 270: Christian Church History

  • 274 Christian church in Europe

  • 275 Christian church in Asia

  • 276 Christian church in Africa

  • 277 Christian church in North America

  • 278 Christian church in South America

  • 279 Christian church in other areas

• 320: Political Science

• 350 Public administration and military science

• 900: History

  • 920: History—Biography

    • 922: History—Biography—Theology (missionaries, theologians, and pastors)

• Articles generally take 2-3 business days to receive; they are delivered digitally.
  • Before requesting, check to see if articles from the journal are available in one of our databases. 
• Ebooks are rarely available via InterLibrary Loan. 
  • Ebook chapters may be more readily obtained than an entire book. Specify chapters/page numbers when possible.
• Books take a minimum of 7-10 business days to receive.
  • Loan periods and renewal availability vary by lending library; overdue charges will apply.
• Please note that processing may be delayed during PLNU breaks and holidays.