Research Guides: HIST 490C: Women of the Civil Rights Movement (Fall 2023): Finding Books

Finding Books

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Materials held by thousands of libraries in the US and abroad. Books, websites, computer programs, films, slides, journals, magazines, papers, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, newspapers, sound recordings, videotapes, etc. Coverage: Before 1000BC-present.

Start with basic searches and don't use too many terms.
Keywords that work well in article databases also work well looking for books.
Pay attention to subject terms. These are official terms that will help you find many sources on the topic. For example:
- Women civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
- African American women civil rights workers -- Biography
Remember to limit results to books, ebooks, and chapters
At this level of research, be sure to use WorldCat to find & order books we don't own.