Reference books are useful for identifying people, places, events, dates, etc. Many articles in reference books include a bibliography of recommended sources. This is a small sample of the reference books that may be useful.
The library provides access to more than 200,000 books from a variety of sources, including print and ebooks. To find books by author, title, subject, or keyword search McGovern Library's Catalog.
Possible subject searches:
Possible keyword searches:
Possible title searches:
With keyword searches try combining
with locations or terms such as
Limit by publication year to see the most recently published or contemporary sources.
Limit Audience to "Not Juvenile" to locate more academic titles.
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