If you want a list of titles we analyzed for a specific data point, contact us and let us know what you’d like to see (e.g., Black/African “About,” published in 2022).
Regarding access to the books themselves: The CCBC is a non-circulating library, which means we don’t loan out the books in our collection.
If you are doing the research where you live or work, we suggest using your local public and/or academic library and interlibrary loan to obtain copies of titles in which you’re interested from other libraries.
We also welcome researchers interested in coming to the CCBC. However, it’s important to know that the books we analyze each year are in our “Current” Collection, which includes review copies of new and recently published books; we keep these books 12 to 18 months. Selected titles then become part of our Basic Collection; the others are withdrawn and no longer available for examination at the CCBC. (More on CCBC collections)
To make sure a trip to the CCBC is worth your effort, please contact us well in advance of your visit to discuss your plans. (See our “Visiting the CCBC” page for more information.)