HIST 3030 - Women in the Civil War Era: Find Books

Can't find what you need?

• To identify materials held at other USG Libraries, select "University System of Georgia" from the dropdown menu when searching the Catalog. Use our GIL Express service to have materials sent to you. 
   
• To identify materials beyond our library, use the WorldCat Catalog and our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services.

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. 

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.

• Women and war -- United States -- History -- 19th century
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Female

Books in the collection are arranged by subject area. Sometimes it can be useful to browse the collection for resources. Below the call numbers associated with History titles. Want to browse other call numbers? Visit LOC!  

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.