FAQ: Finding Listings of Book Chapters

Question: Where can I find listings of book chapters?

Answer:

LocatorPlus^®, the catalog of our holdings, includes tables of contents for some books.

LocatorPlus also has a Search Limit called "Selected Book Chapter" as a Material Type.

Go to the LocatorPlus search screen.
Click "Set Limits Before Searching" at the bottom right side of the screen.
Go to "Material Type" and Select "Selected Book Chapter".
Click "Set Limits" at the bottom of the screen. LocatorPlus will return you to the main search screen.
Enter your search in the search box.

NLM Catalog has the same book chapter and table of content information as LocatorPlus.

Go to "Advanced Search".
Type in the word or phrase you are looking for in the first "search builder" box, leaving the limit as "All Fields".
On the next line, type "book chapters" and again leave the limit as "All Fields".
Click "Search" to view your search results.

Bookshelf has book chapters for its books. Use the same search strategy that you used when searching in the NLM Catalog.

Other Resources that include tables of contents:

OCLC WorldCat, a catalog of holdings in United States and international libraries.
Google Books
Many library catalogs include table of contents information for some books; check your library's catalog.
Some subscription databases available through public, university or medical libraries include book chapter information, such as:
- Thomson BIOSIS Previews;
- EBSCO Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL); and
- American Psychological Association PsycLIT/PsycINFO.