History - Latin American

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:

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.

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.

Search strategies can be found on this handout:

Finding Primary Sources in the Library using MIDCAT