Catalog: (CCHS Library>Catalog)
- Print books – reference and non-fiction
- Use the 'Material Type" box on the left side of the page to limit books to reference or ebooks only: Click on: 'Online book' or 'Reference Collection' and 'Include'. Note: not all eBooks are listed in the catalog. If they are in the catalog, their call number will have "online" before the number.
- Reference Collection: Consult specialized encyclopedias for your topic.
- Non-fiction books: Brainstorm possible keywords and search the catalog. Browse the shelves in the non-fiction (stacks) area.
Examples:
- REF 305.8 Enc Encyclopedia of Race & Racism
- REF 347.07 Gre Great American Trials
- ONLINE 342.085 Has The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Online)
- 323.1196 Wil Civil Rights Movement
- 345.761 ARE The trial of the Scottsboro boys
eBooks
Use the catalog to search for ebooks or search for topics by eBook publishers:
CCHS library > Databases & eBooks> eBook collections
Databases: (CCHS Library > Databases & eBooks)
- American Government (ABC-CLIO)
- American History (ABC-CLIO)
- U.S. History in Context (Gale)
- Salem History
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