HIST 255 - World War I America: Books

If you are unable to locate the resource you need through MeLCat, there are other catalogs you can use to order books and media.

Example WW1 searches:

• World War 1914-1918 - Personal Narratives - American (Subject Heading)
• Panama Canal (Keyword)
• Soviet Union -- Foreign public opinion, American (Subject Heading)
• Masculinity war (keyword)
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Religious aspects -- Christianity (Subject Heading)
• World War, 1914-1918 (Subject Heading)
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects (Subject Heading)
• World War, 1914-1918 economics (keyword)

Searching Tips

• Try different groups of keywords to see what different kinds of results you get
• From the results, click on a title that looks interesting; your search terms will show up in red.
• Look for Subject headings in the record that match your topic and try searching under these as a subject search.
• If you click on one of the subject headings links in a record, it will bring up a list of similar subjects that might also be helpful.
• Not finding many books on your topic? After trying a search, look for the     button to do the same search in WorldCat, a shared catalog of libraries around the world. We can order many of these items for you through InterLibrary Loan.

Sometimes it can be useful to simply browse through a list of Subject Headings that relate to your topic.  This can give you ideas for keywords or subject headings to search, or even give you an idea on a topic to select.

To browse through subject headings related to World War, 1914-1918 click here.