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Books are the best source for in-depth information when you really need to know a subject in and out.
Typical books are structured in such a way as to lead you from little knowledge about a subject to a more thorough understanding; this cannot usually be said for web resources or articles. Scholarly articles are typically written by and for experts in a field and so cannot be easily understood by someone that is not familiar with the jargon. Web resources usually do not provide any in-depth examination of the information.
To find books and other materials housed in the library, use the Library's catalog. The GIL-Find Catalog allows you to search for Books, eBooks, DVDs, and other materials housed in our libraries.
Books in the collection are arranged by subject area. Sometimes it can be useful to browse the collection for resources. Below are the call numbers associated with History titles. Want to browse other call numbers? Visit LOC!
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E337.5 Nineteenth century (General) E337.8-400 Early nineteenth century, 1801/1809-1845 E337.8-340 General E341-370 Madison's administrations, 1809-1817 E351.5-364.9 War of 1812 E371-375 Monroe's administrations, 1817-1825 E373 Missouri Compromise, 1820 E376-380 John Quincy Adams' administration, 1825-1829 E381-385 Jackson's administrations, 1829-1837 E386-390 Van Buren's administration, 1837-1841 E391-392 William H. Harrison's administration, March 4-April 4, 1841 E396-400 Tyler's administration,
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E415.6-440.5 Middle nineteenth century, 1845/1848-1861 E415.6-415.9 General E415.6 Collected works of American statesmen E415.8-415.9 Biography E416-420 Polk's administration, 1845-1849 E421-423 Taylor's administration, 1849-July 9, 1850 E423 Slavery question, 1849-1853 E426-430 Fillmore's administration, July 9, 1850-1853 E431-435 Pierce's administration, 1853-1857 E433 Slavery question, 1853-1857 E436-440.5 Buchanan's administration, 1857-1861 E438 Slavery question, 1857-1861 E440.5 State of the country, November 1860-March 4, 1861 E441-453 Slavery in the United States. Antislavery movements
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Think of the best keywords to enter and be ready to change them as you pursue your topic. Try using a subject encyclopedia or dictionary for specialized terminology. Get ideas for new keywords by carefully examining the subject fields in your first results.
When you find a good book, you can also look at its subject headings in the catalog record. Follow these to list other items on that topic. Or, use the subject heading terms in a new keyword search.
Library of Congress (LOC) Subject Headings are umbrella terms or phrases used to classify information on a certain subject. If you find a useful Subject Heading in the Gil-Find Catalog, you'll be able to see all the other items assigned to that heading.