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Poverty and Income Inequality

Serving Learning Guide #2.

Searching for Books in the Alemany Library

Tips for Finding Books on Poverty and Income Inequality

Use the following to search for books on "Poverty" and/or "Income Inequality":

  • Alemany Library Catalog - Search Dominican library, Camino (library network).
  • WorldCat -Search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. (You may also search WorldCat from within Alemany's catalog via the dropdown.)

1. Try using the following Keyword brainstorming tools to develop search terms:

  • Try typing in "poverty" or "income inequality" into TwinWord LSI - Based on text analysis technologies, Twinword Ideas helps you find the right keywords faster. Click on any term to reconfigure visual graph.
  • Try typing your keyword into Credo Visual Concepts "Mind-Map" - A graphic tool that can be used to visualize and clarify thoughts or ideas, and develop search terms. Click on any term to reconfigure graph. 

2. Try also using the following Subject Terms in the Alemany Catalog: 

  • Poverty, Poverty - United States, Poverty - Education, Income distribution,  Poor, Social Science - Poverty & Homelessness, Low-Income, Social Welfare, Public Welfare, Economic Inequality, Social Inequality

Selected Book Titles Available in Alemany Library

Find below a selection of titles on homelessness in the Alemany Library. These books are written from a variety of perspectives. It is always a good idea to check the bibliography at the back of a book you find relevant to your topic. This list is only a small selection from available titles in the Library collection. Please see above for how best to search for relevant and useful titles.