Quick Guide to Clapp Library Locations
Call # / Location | |
Books & Videos A-DZ Knapp Multimedia Ctr Computer Classroom |
First Floor |
Computing Help Desk |
Second Floor |
Books & Videos E-PM PLTC |
Third Floor |
Books & Videos PN-Z Archives Special Collections Book Arts Lab |
Fourth Floor |
Try a keyword search. Once you find a book that is relevant to your topic, use the subject headings of that book to help you find "more like this."
Example: search arab traders africa
Find a good book from the list of results, click on the title to see the full record, and look for subject terms that describe the book's contents. Follow these links to find all the books on your topic.
Subject headings for travellers' accounts include:
Tip: augment one of these subject terms with keywords such as a place name, historic period, or the name of a particular person. Example: Travelers' writings AND india AND medieval
Tip: mine your secondary sources for references to particular explorers or travelers, then search for them in WorldCat -- some have been translated into English.