Catalog Other Library Catalogs Electronic Books Bookstores Book Reviews Books Books on historical subjects vary considerably in their treatment of a subject, but usually will provide a comprehensive overview of a topic. They provide background and context in which a historical event took place.
Books are often a good source for pictures or photos.
You can search for materials on your topic by using either keywords or subject headings. In the SJSU Library Catalog, a search by keyword will retrieve words found in the titles, subject headings, table of contents, and summary fields of catalog records. A search by subject heading will retrieve words found in the standardized subject headings assigned to each work. When you search by subject headings, you are searching controlled vocabulary. From the initial menu screen on the Online Catalog, select Library of Congress Subject Heading and then type in a standardized subject heading.