REFERENCE SOURCES

Subject specific encyclopedias, handbooks, historical atlases, statistical and other background information are available in the reference are of Roesch Library on the 1st floor. Browse the "D" "E" and "F" areas for titles.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBERS FOR HISTORY

The Library of Congress call number system arranges books alphabetically and numerically. It starts with "A" for encyclopedias and general works. World History books will be found in the "D" area and American History in the "E" and "F" areas, either on the 4th floor for circulating books, or on the first floor for reference books.

USING THE UD AND OHIOLINK CATALOGS

Use the “words” search to keyword search for your topic. Try these search tips:

wom?n searches for women or woman
europ* searches for Europe, European, or other endings
Search for individual country names Germany, Italy, France
Combine search words using boolean operators (and, or, and not) wom?n and italy and not education
Use parentheses to group words together (great britain or england) and wom?n and (teachers or schoolteachers)

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

The U.S. Government publishes many documents, laws, and other very important historical materials. The documents are located on the 1st floor of Roesch Library and they have a unique SuDoc classification system. All government documents can be searched in the online catalog. Ask at the Reference Desk if you need assistance.

HISTORY JOURNALS

Print journals are located on the second floor, alphabetically by title. New journals are in the current periodicals, and older journals are bound and kept on the second floor.

To locate the names of journals, search the UD online catalog for one of the following:

· Subject search for "History - periodicals" or "United States History - periodicals"

· Keyword search for other historical topics and add the word - periodicals

· Periodical title search for the name of a journal, i.e. Journal of American History

Roesch Library also subscribes to many historical journals online. To locate these journals try one of the following products:

· UD Online Catalog - Look for - ONLINE - at the end of the journal title

· Electronic Journal Center - a full-text scholarly journal center

· JSTOR - A full-text scholarly journal archive

LOCATING JOURNAL ARTICLES BY TOPIC

UD subscribes to thousands of journals, with each issue containing many articles. So, how do you find articles on a topic? You could leaf through the issues of a journal, but that would be an inefficient use of your time. Or, you could use a database, such as Historical Abstracts or America: History and Life. Connect to these databases using the library's Web site - library.udayton.edu

History Indexes and Databases

America: History & Life
Index to articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada. Includes or has links to full text. 

Historical Abstracts
Index and abstracts to articles covering world history from 1450 to present (excluding U.S. and Canada). Includes or has links to full text.  

WorldCat
Catalog of books and other materials held by libraries worldwide.  

History of Science, Technology, & Medicine
Index to journal articles, books, proceedings, and other literature in the history of science, technology and medicine, and allied historical fields.  

Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Index and cited references for articles in the arts and humanities. Includes or has links to full text.  

Humanities Abstracts
Index and abstracts to articles from diverse subject areas within the humanities. Includes or has links to full text.  

HarpWeek (Harper’s Weekly)
Page images and indexes to Harper’s Weekly, covering the Civil War and Reconstruction periods. Includes or has links to full text.  

American Periodical Series
Contains page images of more than 1,100 historic American magazines, journals, and newspapers covering the literature, science, religion, arts, and history of the time. The collection is arranged in three series: 1741-1800, the period of transition from British colony to emerging nation; 1800-1850, pre-Civil War and the era of debate over slavery; and 1850-1900, Civil War and Reconstruction.  

Iter (Middle Ages & Renaissance)
Iter, meaning "a journey" or "a path" in Latin, is a non-profit research project with the goal of increasing access to all published materials pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700) through the creation of bibliographic databases.  

Social Sciences Citation Index
Index, abstracts, and cited references for articles in the social sciences. Includes or has links to full text.  

ABSEES (Slavic and East European Bibliography)
ABSEES is the online version of The American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies.