HIST 300:Hitler and History

Professor Freeman

Selected Sources for Research, Milne Library, SUNY College at Oneonta, Spring 2008

Finding Books in Milne Library | Finding Books in Other Libraries | Finding Background Information | Finding Periodical Articles |  Finding a Copy of a Periodical Article

Finding Books in Milne Library

On the library web site, enter search terms in the box under Find Books & Media. Truncate or shorten terms using an *, if you are uncertain of the spelling, or if searching for variations of a word, such as myth(s), mythology(ies), mythical. Press Enter or click on Go.

 
For example: Hitler and biography
Hitler and childhood and youth
 

An “All Fields” search will bring up a list of items that might not all be on your topic. For example, if you enter “music” in the search box, your results will include items with “music” anywhere in the record for the item, which could be in the title, author, publication information, contents notes, or subject headings. To limit your search by author, title, or Library of Congress subject heading (if known), you can use the drop-down menu next to the search box and choose the appropriate field.

 

In any list of results, the number of items owned by the library will be followed by the number of items in circulation. A zero indicates that the item is not in circulation and should be on the shelf. A number following the slash indicates the number of items in circulation.

 
For example: 2/0 (two items available and on shelf)
1/1 (one item available and in circulation)
 

Note the call number for the item and click on College at Oneonta to determine the floor on which the item is located or consult Library Floor Plans for specific location.

 

If you do not find the item on the shelf, ask at the Circulation Desk to see if the book has been checked in and is waiting to be shelved. If still not available, complete a “Search” card for the item. A staff member will look for the item and notify you of the results. Items in circulation can be requested on interlibrary loan from another library.

 

For more information about any item, click on the title in the results list. To limit the list to those items more specifically about your topic, click on the headings after subject at the bottom of the record for the item. The resulting list should have fewer, but more relevant, items.

 

Books with no call numbers indicate items that are on order, in process, or part of an electronic book collection. Ask a librarian for help.

Finding Books in Other Libraries

WorldCat is an online database listing materials in U.S. libraries and selected libraries throughout the world. Holdings are indicated for Milne Library, and the Stevens-German Library at Hartwick College. You can search by author, title, subject, and keyword. You can request items needed on ILLiad - Interlibrary Loan, for which a link is provided on the record for each item. You can also check out items at Hartwick College with your SUNY Oneonta ID card.

 

Finding Background Information

On Historiography

A Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing REF D 13 G47 1998 2 vols.
Offers overviews of the historiography of particular countries and topics in addition to providing background on historians with appended lists of additional reading.

 

Dictionary of the History of Ideas REF CB 5 D52 v. II
Includes a lengthy essay on historiography broken down by time period.

 

Books on historiography in the circulating collection can be found with call numbers D 13... and D 14... section on the third floor.

On Historians

Blackwell Dictionary of Historians
Encyclopedia of Historians & Historical Writing
Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing
Great Historians of the Modern Age		 Ref D B58 1988
Ref D 14 E53 1999
Ref D 13 G47 1998
Ref D 14 G 75 1991
 
 
 

Finding Periodical Articles

CENTRAL SEARCH

Central Search lets you search for articles in more than one database at a time. By doing this you can discover which databases are the best for your particular topic. The more advanced search features that each individual database offers are not available through Central Search, nor are the results as comprehensive as they are if you search each database separately. However, it can be a good starting place for you research. You can select which specific databases you'd like to search by going to Central Search.

 
 

All of the following databases are linked from the library home page under Articles & Databases, by selecting Databases by Name (A-Z).

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES/DATABASES

 
History
Historical Abstracts
Indexes international scholarly literature on world history of the period between 1450 and the present, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Includes links to JSTOR.

Gender Studies
Gender Watch
Selected full text of publications that cover women's issues.

Humanities
 
Arts & Humanities Search (AH Search on FirstSearch)
Index to sources cited in arts and humanities studies. Click on First Search in alphabetical list of titles under Find Articles. Drop down menu where search box says "Select a Database to Search." Select AH Search. Press Enter or click on Search.

Comprehensive Subject

JSTOR Archive
Includes full text of journal articles on a range of subjects. Database excludes issues from the last three to five years.

Project MUSE
 Provides full text of scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities.

 

Academic Search Premier
 Includes full text for many of the scholarly journals indexed across the disciplines, including history.

Science Direct
Indexes journals in science, psychology, medicine, and technology as well as a small number in the social sciences & humanities.

 

PRINT BIBLIOGRAPHIES

 

Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature 1971 - 2003 REF D 10 H52 A3
Selected and critical reviews of recent historical books, journals and articles covering all periods of history.

 

Historiography: An Annotated Bibliography of Journal Articles, Books, and Dissertations REF D 13 H57 1987 2 vols.
Includes a brief introduction to historiography and listings of books, journal articles, conference proceedings, and dissertations under the areas of methodology and schools of historiography, economic, social, intellectual, and political histories, geographic areas, and special topics.

 

Finding a Copy of a Periodical Article

Locating the full text of the article in electronic form:
If there is no full text with the citation for an article, click on Find It! If a full text of the article is available in another database, there will be a link connecting you to that database, where you can locate the article in the appropriate volume, or search for the article by title or author.
 
You can also determine whether a periodical is available electronically by entering the periodical title in the search box under Find Journals and clicking on Search. If the title is available in electronic form, check the coverage, and click on the database link(s) and search for the item(s) needed.
 
Locating the article in print or microfilm, if unavailable in electronic form:
Click on Check Library Catalog under "Additional Options for Finding Full Text." If the title is listed, click on "Availability" and check to see if the volume needed is included in the "Summary Holdings." Note the location of the periodical title. Periodicals are aranged in alphabetical order by title on shelves or in microfilm drawers on library level B1.
 
Requesting an article on Interlibrary Loan:
If you find an article from a periodical that is not available at Milne Library in any form, you can request the article through ILLIAD - Interlibrary Loan through a link on the record for the article needed (see computer screen that comes up after you click on Find It!). Click on ILLIAD Interlibrary Loan Request Form. You need to be registered to submit ILL requests. See a librarian for help.
 

Mary Lynn Bensen (bensenml@oneonta.edu)
 Milne Library, SUNY College at Oneonta
Last revised January 2008