Library Catalog / Call Numbers / Periodicals / World Wide Web / Websites / Online Subject Guides
The Delaware Library Catalog is the library’s online catalog,
and will help you search for books, periodicals, pamphlets and
audiovisual materials. If you want to limit your search to items located at a specific Delaware Tech campus library
only, use the drop down menu for "library" and select that campus library.
You can search the
Delaware Library Catalog using a title or author’s name
if you have that information. If not, you can search using a keyword or subject heading.
In a keyword search, type a word or phrase in the search box and click on the "search" button.
The catalog will look for that word or phrase somewhere in an item's title or subject content.
In a subject search, type a word or phrase in the search box and select "subject" from the drop down
menu and then click search. The catalog will look for that word or phrase in the list of subject headings related to the item.
Some examples of subject headings are listed below.
| General | ||
| United States--History | United States--History--20th Century | |
| America--Discovery and exploration | ||
| History of Groups | ||
| Indians of North America | African Americans--Suffrage | |
| Emigration and Immigration--United States | Asian Americans--History | |
| Women--United States--History | Chinese Americans--History | |
| Women--Suffrage | Puerto Ricans--United States | |
| African Americans--History | Mexican Americans--History | |
| Colonial Period (ca. 1600-1775) | ||
| Unites States--History--Colonial Period | *For regional or state information, | |
| Indians of North America--History--Colonial Period | type location, e.g. Delaware--History--Colonial Period | |
| United States Military & Wars | ||
| United States--History, Military | World War, 1914-1918 | |
| United States--History--French and Indian War | World War, 1939-1945 | |
| United States--History--Revolution | Korean War, 1950-1953 | |
| United States--History--War of 1812 | Vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 | |
| United States--History--Civil War | Persian Gulf War | |
| Articles of Confederation & Constituional Periods | ||
| United States--History--1783-1815 | United States--History--1815-1861 | |
| Slavery | ||
| Slavery--United States | Underground Railroad | |
| Abolitionists | Liberty | |
| Antislavery Movements | ||
| Eras | ||
| Confederate States of America | Stock Market Crash, 1929 | |
| Reconstruction | Depressions--1929 | |
| Industrial Revolution | Southern States--Race Relations | |
| United States--History--1919-1933 | ||
| Late 20th Century | ||
| Cold War | United States--History--1961-1969 | |
| Nuclear Weapons | Watergate Affair, 1972-1974 | |
| Civil Rights Movements--History--20th Century | Terrorism--United States | |
| Civil Rights--United States | September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 |
| E76 - E99 | Indians of North America | |
| E101 - E180 | Discovery & Exploration | |
| E184 - E185 | Elements in the Population (racial, ethnic and religious bodies that | |
| have significance in United States history, e.g. African Americans) | ||
| E186 - E889 | Colonial History - End of the 20th Century | |
| F | Local histories begin, by region (e.g. New England) and state | |
| F161 - F175 | Delaware History | |
| HQ1121 - HQ1426 | Women's History, including general history and feminism |
PERIODICALS AND PERIODICAL INDEXES
You can find additional information on a topic by researching articles in periodicals, e.g. journals,
magazines or newspapers. To find an article you will look up a specific topic in a periodical index,
which can be in paper format or online. Often online indexes are referred to as “databases.”
In a paper periodical index, articles are listed by subject heading or author’s name.
Consult the Delaware Library Catalog to see if any of the Delaware Tech libraries own the periodical.
Also, you can use an online periodical index to search for articles on a specific topic. Typically,
you will search by typing a keyword, e.g. underground railroad, and then you will be given a list of articles
related to the keyword. You will have access to the entire article online if “Full Text” is indicated.
If you find an article using an online periodical index,
keep in mind that these are actual periodical articles, not web sites.
If an article you want is not available in paper format or full-text online in the library, consult
with the librarian about requesting it via interlibrary loan.
The periodical indexes listed below may be used to locate articles on or related to U.S. history.
Use subject headings such as those used in searching the library catalog to locate articles on
U.S. history in these indexes.
Accessible Archives (online database) - Select American Counties to 1900 (for Delaware-
specific information) or Newspapers & Magazines and select one or more titles to search.
EBSCOhost (online database) - Select Academic Search Premier and/or MasterFILE Premier.
FirstSearch (online database) - Select the Social Sciences Topic Area. Then
select one or more databases for that area.
SIRS Knowledge Source (online database) - Select SIRS Government Reporter.
Social Sciences Index (paper)
WORLD WIDE WEB
You may also wish to consult web sites for further information on your topic. To begin your research, go to
Delaware Tech Library Services and follow the link for
Student Resources. Then try any of the
following links to find web sites on your topic:
Go to the University of Delaware Subject Guides
and choose History.
WEBSITES
Try one of the following links for additional information on United States History:
The American Civil War Homepage
Civil War and Pre-Civil War Sites
The Civil War Homepage
The History Channel
The History Place
For additional assistance in your research, please consult the Librarian.
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Updated 2/2007