Using Your Library

Browsing the Shelves

Browse the shelves in the following call numbers or ask a librarian for help.

Searching the Catalog

Use these subject headings to search for books on oral history:

• Oral History
• Oral History Bibliography
• Oral History Handbooks, Manuals, etc.

The terms above may be used alone or followed by the name of a specific country, state, or region, e.g., World War, 1939-1945 United States or World War, 1914-1918 North Carolina. They may also be followed by other topical and format-related terms such as those listed below.

• Aerial operations, American (example: World War, 1914-1918 Aerial operations, American)
• Bibliography (example: World War, 1939-1945 Bibliography)
• Campaigns (example: Korean War, 1950-1953)
• Causes (example: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 Causes)
• Maps (example: Persian Gulf War, 1991 Maps)
• Naval operations (use the phrase by itself or followed by the name of a country or region)
• Participation, African-American
• Personal narratives, American
• Pictorial works
• Prisoners and prisons (use the phrase by itself or followed by the name of a country or region)
• Recruiting and enlistment United States
• Regimental histories United States (use the phrase by itself or followed by the name of a specific regiment, division, etc.)
• Social aspects United States
• Veterans United States
• Women (use the phrase by itself or followed by the name of a country)
• Women's work

Also keep in mind that you can search directly under the names of specific battles, campaigns, or ships. To locate books on specific branches of service, search under United States. Army or United States. Navy, etc. These terms, like those for the wars above, can be followed by the names of specific regiments, divisions, types of sources, ethnic and racial groups, etc. For example, United States. Army. Armored Division, 4^th History or United States. Navy. Women