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How
to Research US
History Find Books, Find Articles or Find Internet resources.
A print version of this guide is available
in COM Library, but this online version should always be more
current. Still
have questions after reading this guide?
Subject Headings
When you want books, search the library catalog for
the following subject headings. Try the Library of Congress Subject Headings
books for more subject headings.
African-Americans--History
Asian Americans-- History
Hispanic Americans--History
Indians of North America
Slavery--United States
United States--Civilization
United States--History
United States--Politics and Government
United States--Social Life and Customs
Women--History
Call Numbers
If you want to browse the shelves, try the following call numbers in reference
and the main collection.
E- History: America
F- History: America
Reference Books
When you need factual information like statistics, definitions, and scientific
values/tables, try reference books. Reference books are kept in a separate
collection on the main floor of the library. The list below includes frequently
used reference books with their call numbers. Check the library
catalog for additional reference materials.
100 Key Documents in American History E 173 A15 1994 Ref American Eras E 169.1 A471979 1997 Ref American Heritage Encyclopedia of American History E
174 A535 1997 Ref The Annals of America E 173 A793 Ref Atlas of American History G 1201 S1 J3 1978 Ref Asian-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Asians
in the United States E 184 O6 A824 1995 Ref Chronology of Hispanic-American History E 184
S75 C49 1995 Ref Chronology of the United States E 174.5 C63 Ref Civil Rights in the United States E 184 A1 C47
2000 Ref
Datapedia of the United States, 1790-2000 HA 202 K87 1994 Ref Dictionary of American Biography E 176 D563 Ref Dictionary of American History E 174 D52 1976 Ref Documents of American History E 173 C66 1973b Ref Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History E
185 E54 1996 Ref Encyclopedia of American Political History E 183 E48
2001 Encyclopedia of American Social History HN 57 E58 1993
Ref Encyclopedia of American Studies E 169.1 E625 2001 Ref Encyclopedia of the Cold War D 843 A668 1994 Ref Encyclopedia of the Confederacy E 487 E55 1993 Ref Encyclopedia of Women's History in America HQ 1410 C85
1996 Ref Encyclopedic Dictionary of American History E 174 E62x
1991 Ref Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America E 184 A1
G14 2000 Ref Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico E 77 H693
Ref The Hispanic-American Almanac E 184 S75 H557 1993 Ref Historic Documents (1972 to present) E 839.5 H57 Ref Historic U.S. Court Cases KF 385 A4 J64 2001 Ref Historical Statistics of the United States HA 202 B87
1975 Ref The Native North American Almanac E 77 N38x 1994 Ref Reader's Companion to American History E 174 R43 1991
Ref Value of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United States,
1860-1999 HB 235 U6 V35 1999 Ref Voices of multicultural America: Notable Speeches Delivered
by African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans, 1790-1999 PS
663 M55 V64 1996 Ref
Series Books
COM Library has several series of books that focus on specific topics. You
can access a list of all of the books in the series in the library
catalog by performing a series search using the phrases below.
ABC-CLIO Companions to Key issues in American History and Life
America's Decades (1900's-1990's)
eBooks
COM Library has access to eBooks, electronic versions of printed books. To
access them, go to Find Books and click on eBooks. From this page you can
access both free eBooks and eBooks only available to COM Library users. Through NetLibrary you
can access thousands of full text books. Please note the special
instructions on the eBooks page for accessing the NetLibrary collection.
Access eBooks now.
Find Articles < ">How
to find articles.COM Library has online databases that
can help you locate articles. If an article is unavailable from COM Library,
we will be glad to request it through Interlibrary
Loan (ILL). The length of time it takes to obtains an article through
ILL can vary from next day to several weeks, depending on the lending
library.
Online Databases
COM Library has access to many online databases that have full text articles.
Best Bet Databases
To access the COM Library databases that are your best bets, go to COM Library's Databases:
History and Genealogy.
Periodicals
The list below reflects periodicals currently subscribed to by the COM Library:
American Heritage
Journal of American History
Radical History Review
Southwestern Historical Quarterly
The Internet can be an excellent resource for information. To
search for Internet resources on your own, access some of the best search
engines and directories on the Internet from COM Library's Search page.
COM Library has also created it's own directory, Internet
by Subject, that covers many topics. Web Sites has
a specific page that covers your topic, with links to some of the best
resources on the Internet:
Reserves
Material placed on reserve by your instructor should be requested at the circulation
desk. Some library items are placed on permanent reserve and also must be
requested at the circulation desk. You may check for reserves by clicking
on the Course Reserves tab in the library
catalog.
Questions?
If you still have questions after reading this guide,
try some of COM Library's FAQs, or you may
ask the Reference Librarian for assistance. The Reference Office is located
on the ground floor of the library near the Online Library.
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