Of Particular Note:
Most important aspect of the library: this is your library and the librarians genuinely want you to be comfortable, happy, and well-supported here.
Example. If a citation leads you to the book Wicked Flesh: Black Women, Intimacy, and Freedom in the Atlantic World by Jessica Marie Johnson, copy the title into the library catalog search box (link below).
If you see a citation for an interesting article, or you find the article online but it's behind a paywall, search the title in the library catalog (link below). As an example, search Waghelstein, John D. “Regulars, Irregulars and Militia: The American Revolution.” Small Wars & Insurgencies 6, no. 2 (June 1995): 133–58. in the catalog for access.
If it doesn't come up, try America: History and Life (also below). Each database is owned by a different company, and sometimes an article we do own will only show up in some of our databases. It is frustrating. If you can't find an article anywhere, no worries: use ILL (see below).
Do.Not.Buy.Articles!
This link opens in a new windowIf you cannot find a book or article in our catalog or databases, request it via InterLibrary Loan (ILL).
ILL is free and gives you access to important resources we don't own. As an example, we don't have Profiles of revolutionaries on both sides of the atlantic,1700-1850 so I would order it through ILL.