Cerritos College

Your search for information on censorship can include books, periodicals, online databases, and authoritative Internet resources.

Listed below are some Library of Congress Subject Headings used in the catalog for books relating to Censorship. Use these terms to Search by Subject. Remember, this list is by no means conclusive.

Book burning
Censorship
Censorship - History
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Literature and morals
Obscenity (Law)
Pornography - Law and legislation
Pornography - Social aspects
Prohibited books

Reference books are a good starting point for your research because they help you become better acquainted with your topic. Listed below are some reference books that may be useful in your research.

Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds

REF Z658 .U5 K37 2006

 

Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds

REF BL65.C45 B35 2006

 

Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds

REF PN56.E7 S68 2006

Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds

REF Z658.U5 S69 2006

 

Banned in the U.S.A.: A Reference Guide to Book Censorship in Schools and Public Libraries

REF Z658 .U5 F64 2002

Censorship

REF Z658 .U5 C38 1997

Censorship in America: A Reference Handbook

REF Z658 .U5 H84 1999

Censorship: Opposing Viewpoints

REFDESK Z658 .U5 C433 2005

Encyclopedia of Censorship

REF Z657 .G73 2005

Free Expression and Censorship in America: An Encyclopedia

REF Z658 .U5 F644 1997

Journals and magazines usually provide the most current information on a topic. Journal articles are more scholarly or professional while magazine articles tend to be shorter and more general. Newspaper articles, while not usually scholarly or professional, can give you the most current news and some additional facts on your topic.

To find articles on your topic, use one of the online databases listed below. These databases usually provide full-text articles on almost every topic. They are available via the Library Homepage by clicking on Magazines, Journals, Newspapers & More. Conduct your search in these databases by using subjects and keywords similar to those you used to locate books.

For remote access to the library databases, login via MyLibrary.

For historical research, the Library also has print indexes that must be used to find older articles, generally anything published before 1985.

BR 10/06 ; latest rev BK 02/08

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