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Library and online resources for history and humanities research.

Search for books or DVDs

Catalog search tips

  • Keep it simple!
  • Check your spelling! The catalog won't correct typos.
  • Write down call numbers and locations to find the book on the shelf.
  • Use quotation marks to search for phrases
    "world war i"
  • Use AND to narrow searches: records must contain both terms
    greek AND mythology
  • Use OR to broaden searches: records can contain either term
    colonial OR colonies
  • Use NOT to clarify searches: records cannot contain the term after NOT
    caesar NOT shakespeare
  • Search with root words using the symbol $
    ameri$ finds "america," "american," etc.
  • Use ? to indicate an unknown letter
    wom?n finds "woman" and "women"

Browse for books

Browse for books in the Reference section or general collection by subject.

Call range Subject
C Civilization, archaeology, genealogy
D World history
E-F American history

Outlines of the classification system are posted in the library and at the Library of Congress website.

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