This guide tells how to find information in the library about THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. If you need assistance, please feel free to ask the Library staff.
1.What key words will help me find information about this topic?
To find books that can be checked out, choose the SUBJECT search in the online catalog, and type (one at a time) these subjects:
You may also want to browse subjects: when in the catalog, choose BROWSE and type in “United States History Civil War 1861-1865”. This will allow you to browse narrower subjects related to the war.
2.Where can I find print resources on the Civil War in the library?
Most of the books will be shelved according to their Dewey Decimal Classification number in the Non-fiction Stacks at:
973.7
[Civil War in United States]
When you are doing research, make sure that you search in the reference area as well; these books cannot be checked out like the general collection can, but there is a lot of valuable information available. Some reference books you might look at might include
Available at Goochland and Upper King William Branch Libraries.
Your library may not have all these resources available, but other resources will be available — when in doubt, just ask the Library staff. or e-mail ask@pamunkeylibrary.org.
For more in depth information, you may want to visit the Hanover Branch Library. As part of the extensive collection of Virginiana at that library, the following is included:
Much of the Virginiana Collection is also available on our Google Books bookshelf.
3.What are some good internet sites about this topic?
The library offers access to online reference resources related to history. If you are logging in from outside the library, you will need your library card number, which you will find on the back of your library card.
Salem History: Salem History includes the complete content of three series of historical reference - Milestone Documents, The Decades, and Great Lives from History. (Outside of the library? E-mail ask@pamunkeylibrary.org for log in instructions)
US History Collection(in the Library) or from (Work, Home, or School) This collection provides coverage of the current thinking and events in U.S. History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field.
War & Terrorism Collection(in the Library) or (Work, Home, or School) Researchers and students of history, social science, and current events will gain insight into conflicts: their causes, their impact, and how they are perceived on a global scale.
World History Collection (in the Library) or (Work, Home, or School) This collection provides balanced coverage of events in World History for both the novice historian and the advanced academic researcher.
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