Milton in the Long Restoration
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Look in the Holy Cross library catalog for books related to your topic. If Holy Cross does not have a book you need, you can use WorldCat to search for books from other libraries and then request these books through Interlibrary Loan.
Start with a Keyword search and identify some relevant books. But try a variety of keywords - don't limit yourself. If you do find a good match, use the subject headings (kind of like the tags for that book) to find more on that same topic, or just go to the stacks and browse that particular call number.
Example Keyword Search:
areopagitica and "free speech"
areopagitica and censorship
Subject Headings:
Books at Holy Cross Libraries are arranged by Library of Congress Call Number.
At Dinand, call numbers A through G are on the upper (Mezzanine) level. Call numbers H through Z are on the lower (Ground) level, with a few exceptions. Call numbers beginning with "M" are located in the Music Library and “Q, R, S, T” are in the Science Library.
Each letter in the call number system covers a subject area. For example, P is the call number range for Language and Literature. Each letter is then broken down into subclasses. For example, the call number range for P has subclasses from PA to PZ. This includes PR for English literature and PS for American literature. PN is the subclass for “Literature (General)” which includes important works, such as resources for literary theory and history.
For more information about Library of Congress Classification, please see the Library of Congress' Classification Outline and check out this tutorial.
Dinand Stacks Map
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