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The Library
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How do you get oriented about resources at and
via the library? |
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| The Berkeley library system is vast and multifaceted. You need to get
to know it well: it must become a resource for you, not an obstacle. A
tour, if you have not already taken one, is a must. But there is more to
learn. Some entry points:
U.C. Berkeley Libraries main
page
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/
particularly Electronic Resources (drop-down menu) and
Library
Collections (heading)
and the branch libraries: drop-down menu Libraries and Collections
The library website contains a great deal of information, perhaps overwhelmingly
much. Useful resources within it include:
An
Undergraduate's Guide to the Library
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Undergrad.html
Library
Research Guides
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/rguides.html
Library
Research Using Primary Sources
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/PrimarySources.html
This information can also be picked up in print form at the main library
reference desks.
On materials beyond
Berkeley, review the information on primary sources. |
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| Subject headings are your entry point into the Library of Congress
cataloguing system. Useful for browsing or finding your way around the
library, also for brainstorming for topics.
Library
of Congress Subject Headings for science, technology, and medicine
http://ohst.berkeley.edu/Teaching/LC_headings.html |
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Updated: August 2002 |
| Copyright © Department of History, UC Berkeley,
2002 |
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