GWS347: Girlhood Studies 2021: Books

WHAT AM I SEARCHING? Records representing every book in our library and Roanoke College’s library, and both records and full text of our 100,000+ e-books. These records contain:

•  Title/Author/Location/Status/Call Number/Subject Headings/Table of Contents (maybe)

LOCATIONS:

• HU-General Collection: located on the 2nd (P-Z) and 3rd (A-N) floors of the library
• RC-General Collection: click Request this item for delivery the next weekday!
• E-Books: follow the link to read the book online!

For Issue Research

Use Keyword (or Word) Search

• Some of your topics may have a specific subject heading that matches well with your research (for instance, there is a subject heading for "mass media and girls").

Types of searches

• Browse: Your avenue to browsing the Library of Congress subject headings. For instance, enter "Girls" in the Browse screen search box. You will see subject headings that start with Girls... and many see also references to related subject headings. 
  • You may also find subject headings through keyword searches, and then viewing records (which include subject headings) for books of interest.
• Advanced Search: If you wish to look for certain terms within subject headings or titles, you can use the Advanced Search..

1. You can usually print up to a certain number of pages from the book (often 40 or 60), which is useful if you'd like to print a chapter.

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