History - African & Middle Eastern

MIDCAT (Midd Library catalog).  Includes books, documents, dvds, and more but does NOT include articles. The Equipment Search lists available cameras, computers, and more!
 

  Worldcat - Find and borrow items from libraries world-wide. Click on the Request Item from Interlibrary Loan icon from the record to request an item.

Research Tip:

• Use the bibliographies of the sources you find to identify additional primary and secondary resources to locate and use.

If you find a useful item in MIDCAT or Worldcat, check the subject headings in the full record and click on any that look useful to find more resources with that subject.

MIDCAT example:

In MIDCAT, use a SUBJECT search and browse by [Country name] -- history --  

Example:

Page through results until you've seen all of your options.  You'll find broad date ranges as well as headings for specific time periods or events. 

Example:

Research Tip:  Our library call numbers are based on subject.

• You can click on the call number of an item in MIDCAT to browse a subject and see what else is on the shelf nearby or available as an E-book. 
• You can also check the Library of Congress classification outline to pinpoint specific subject areas of the library collection to browse.

Keyword searches the entire database record (titles, descriptions, subjects).  You can use any terms you think might show up in a record.

Subject only searches the subject heading field of the record.  It only uses Library of Congress subject headings ("controlled vocabulary").

Tip: start with a keyword search.  When you find something relevant, follow the subject links to find related items or incorporate the subject terms into your keyword search.

Search strategies can be found on this handout:

Finding Primary Sources in the Library using MIDCAT