Using Subject Terms to Find Sources
Start with a Keyword search, find one or two relevant books, then look at the subject headings (kind of like "tags") for those books. You can follow the subject heading links in the catalog to find similar books, or you can use the terms in the subject headings to revise your search strategies. Also, once you have a call number in hand, go to the stacks and browse that area - you will be in the right place to look around and find other books on your topic.
Examples of Subject Headings:
Spanish American poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Suggested Books
Hispanic Literature Criticism by Call Number: Dinand Reference PQ7081.A1 H573 1994 v.1 - 2ISBN: 0810391457Publication Date: 1994-04-01
Hispanic Literature Criticism Supplement by Call Number: Dinand Reference PQ7081.A1 H5732 1999 v.1-2ISBN: 0787637556Publication Date: 1999
Modern Spanish American Poets, First Series by Call Number: Dinand Reference PN451 .D54 v.283ISBN: 078766820Publication Date: 2003
Modern Spanish American Poets Second Series by Call Number: Dinand Reference PN451 .D54 v.290 LIB USE ONLYISBN: 0787668273Publication Date: 2003-11-21
Spanish American Poetry After 1950 by Call Number: PQ7082.P7 S525 2008ISBN: 1855661578Publication Date: 2007-12-17
The Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature by Call Number: Dinand Reference PQ6055 .F46 2002 v.1ISBN: 0313293465Publication Date: 2002-11-30
CrossSearch
Search for books by either keywords or subject headings. Start with a keyword search and identify some relevant books. Then look at the subject headings for those books. You can follow the subject heading links in the catalog to find similar books, or you can use the terms in the subject headings to identify other keywords to try.
Find books in other libraries: WorldCat
- WorldCat This link opens in a new window
A world-wide catalog of books, journals, audiovisual materials, and other sources available in libraries worldwide. Includes direct links to request items on Interlibrary Loan.
Use WorldCat to discover what books other libraries have on your topic. You can request to borrow these books for free through interlibrary loan.
Search Tips:
- Be sure to check the "Find a Copy in the Library" section of a book record. This will tell you whether or not the Holy Cross Libraries owns the book you are looking at. If we do not own the book, click the "Illiad Interlibrary Loan" link to request the book through interlibrary loan
- Be sure to give yourself enough time to request a book through interlibrary loan. These items are shipped through postal mail, and generally take 5-10 business days to arrive at Holy Cross.
Examples of relevant books in WorldCat:
Map of Dinand Stacks
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