Library Materials > Books: LC Class Number Guide

Books in Schaffer Library are arranged by Library of Congress Class number. Class numbers are searchable in the Web Catalog and browsable in the Stacks and Reference Collection. D 1 - 1075 History (General) E 151 - 740 United States (General) E 174.5 United States - History - Chronology

Browse the Shelves by LC Class Number

 

Library Materials > Books: Selected Library of Congress Subject Headings

Subject Search For general histories of the period, try (remember that a variety of chronological divisions are available):        United States--social conditions--1918-1932 World War--1914-1918--United States United States--politics and government--1865-1921 United States--History--1900-1921 For general works on various aspects of Colleges and Universities in the United States, try: universities and colleges--united states universities and colleges --sociological aspects campus planning--united states--history college sports--united states-- moral and ethical aspects college sports--economic aspects--united states national collegiate athletic association college students--united states--political activity student movements--united states universities and colleges --admissions college students--united states--attitudes universities and colleges--united states--history

 

Library Materials > Finding Primary Source Materials in Schaffer Library

Schaffer Library's Books: Library Web Catalog. Click here to reach the Library's computer catalog.  Searching examples are given at each "portal", e.g., author, title, subject, and keyword. Keyword Search examples: students and civil rights union college and buildings union college and history (what happens with this search?) union college and coeducation union college (schenectady, n.y.)-- try a variety of terms A hint--When you find a relevant book listing, look at the subject list attached to the record for that book.  You can click on any of those subjects listed and branch out.  It's a rich and powerful search technique, but you can get off your original path very quickly.  We suggest you jot down good subject headings (and keyword combinations) so you can get back to them later. A further hint--There remains a small card catalog in the Basement of Schaffer Library.  Although shrinking steadily in proportion to the Library's online database, the card catalog is still the SOLE listing for portions of our collections in certain subjects, including history.  For subject searching, you must look in the cards by the subject method listed above, the subject heading method.  See above for examples to try.  Students in History 100 may find that the card catalog is particularly helpful in finding books on Union College history or various nineteenth century topics in American history. Book locations: Click on the blue hyperlinked word beneath the brown box "Where Is It?", and a map showing the book's location by floor and specific area will pop up. Other Libraries' Catalogs (two choices): Other individual libraries' catalogs -- Follow this link (through the Schaffer Library home page) into the catalogs of some Capital District libraries as well as into those of major research universities.  CaDiLaC Online -- This link leads to the online union catalog of many of the libraries of the Capital District.  Because it is "live", some listings display whether books are currently on the shelf or charged out.  Periodical title holdings information is also available.  Log-in as "guest".

Library Materials > New Acquisitions

The New Acquisitions List  (residing on the Library Catalogs page) is generated on the 10th of each month and includes items added to the library's collections for the previous calendar month. New Acquisitions List ( History - General )

 

Library Materials > Periodical & Newspaper Articles

Following is a  list of print-format Reference Collection titles that provide access to  publications from various periods in United State history. Articles in Periodicals: Nineteenth-Century Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, 1890-1899, with Supplementary Indexing, 1900-1922 CALL NUMBER: Ref Bib AI3 .R47 Poole's Index to Periodical Literature--covers magazine articles published between 1897 and 1906, preceding the Reader's Guide...(below). CALL NUMBER: Ref Bib AI 3 .P70 Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (PAIS) indexes (from 1915 onwards) a wide variety of social sciences journals, books, chapters, and government reports. CALL NUMBER:  Ref Bib Z 7163 .P97 Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature--indexes news and general interest periodicals from 1900 onwards. CALL NUMBER:  Ref Bib AI 3 .R48 Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature Supplement--indexes in the year spanning 1907 to 1919 periodicals of a more serious or academic nature than those indexed in the regular Reader's Guide...(above). CALL NUMBER: Ref Bib AI3 .S610 Articles in Newspapers New York Times Index--covers articles in the New York Times, from 1851 through period under study.  The newspaper itself is on microfilm. CALL NUMBER: Ref Bib AI21 .N45 Books and Parts of Books A.L.A. Index to General Literature--published by the American Library Association, this volume lists books and chapters from the late decades of the nineteenth century, and its supplement covers 1900-1910. CALL NUMBER: Ref Bib AI3 .A3 Essay and General Literature Index--in the first volume are citations to essays and chapters in books from the years 1900 through 1933. Also available Online CALL NUMBER:  Ref Bib AI3 .E752 Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (PAIS) indexes (from 1915 onwards) a wide variety of social sciences journals, books, chapters, and government reports. CALL NUMBER:  Ref Bib Z 7163 .P97

Course Related Materials > Research by Subject

Find electronic and other information by broad subject area. The Research By Subject pages identify more general "Library Materials" for that subject area (including Reference Sources (in print and online), Books by LC Class Number for browsing the shelves, New Acquisitions in that subject area, Periodical Subscriptions, and Senior Thesis / Senior Project information. There is a listing of "Course-Related Materials" (including Research Guides and a Blackboard link), as well as a selection of "Electronic Materials" such as Databases & Indexes, Selected Websites, Alerts for keeping current in the subject area. Finally there is a "Contacts & Connections" component which identifies the Department Liaison, tells how to arrange a Bibliographic Instruction session, and concludes with a link to the Departmental Home Page.  Links to news and current events, government documents, statistical data, and a "Researchers Tool Kit" are also located here. Research By Subject: History

Course Related Materials > Practicalities

Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Follow this link to place an Interlibrary Loan request. There is also a fuller description of the Interlibrary Loan service available. PLEASE NOTE: You are reminded that it is required to check the Online Catalog (for books) or the two lists of Periodicals Titles  (for journals with articles you need) before ordering on Interlibrary Loan. It will save you considerable time for every reference that you find available here on the shelves or in electronic format. Direct Access (CDLC) Card Follow this link (through the Schaffer Library home page) to get further details. The card is obtained at the Circulation Desk. Hours, Directions, and Maps to Local Libraries  From the above site through the Library's home page, one can conveniently learn the way to travel to nearby libraries, if necessary. Schaffer Library's hours, procedures, and services  (and anything else about the Library you need to know...) Off-campus access Access to the paid-subscription sources listed is limited to workstations with Union College IP addresses. Therefore, a student wishing to use all the links on this page from off-campus will need to apply at Information Technology Services for an account on the Virtual Private Network.  Such an account enables off-campus users to have full access, even to the paid subscriptions.

Course Related Materials > Blackboard

Faculty using Blackboard are encouraged to incorporate links to Library resources (specifically the Research by Subject pages and the appropriate course-related Research Guides) into the Blackboard course pages. Your Departmental Liaison or Bibliographic Instruction Contacts can assist you.

Electronic Materials > Databases & Indexes

Schaffer Library provides to range of general and subject specific electronic databases for access to secondary material. These databases offer full-text access to articles or library holdings information.  The following databases sometimes lead to full-text articles and sometimes are designed to tell you which journals are held here in Schaffer Library. But, some do neither. Therefore, to check whether (and where) a title is to be found in the Library's collections, it is necessary to check both of the Periodical Titles lists on our Web Catalog page. Important: If you are searching from off-campus, see the above Note on Off Campus Access about Virtual Private Network accounts.  Databases & Indexes > History

Electronic Materials > Selected Web Sites for Primary Source Materials

American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library http://memory.loc.gov/ Online access to 7 million digitized primary source items from more than 100 historical collections maintained by the Library of Congress. Colonial American History and the Early Republic to 1812 http://web.uccs.edu/~history/index/colonial.html The History Department at the University of Colorado has brought together an outstanding collection of resources on American history up to the War of 1812. Special attention is given to the history of slavery and the treatment of Native Americans. History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course On The Web http://historymatters.gmu.edu/ Developed by American Social History Project/Center for Media & Learning, City University of New York, and the Center for History and New Media, George Mason University.  This site serves as a gateway to Web resources and offers unique teaching materials, first-person primary documents and threaded discussions on teaching U.S. history. Library Research Using Primary Sources http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/PrimarySources.html The University of California Berkeley Library offers an extremely useful introduction to the subject of incorporating primary source materials into a research project, including an annotated online guide to Primary Sources on the Web. WWW-VL History: the United States http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/USA/index.html Carries the authority of the WWW Virtual Library sites.

Electronic Materials > News and Alerts

Tools for tracking recently published articles.

The New York Times: College > Arts & Humanities > History  [ Online ] The New York Times. Available: http://college.nytimes.com/guests/directory/Arts_&_Humanities/History/ (Accessed January 20 2003) Provides full text access to recent articles of interest to students and teachers of history from The New York Times.

Contacts and Connections

Departmental Liaisons: Tom McFadden & Ellen Fladger For information on resources, services, collections, and book ordering for your department

Bibliographic Instruction Contact For information on scheduling course related instruction session or faculty training session

Department Home Page

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