The purpose of this guide is to help you locate and use those library resources most useful for research in this class. If you have specific problems with any aspect of your research, the reference librarians will be glad to assist you. The on-line library catalog is the primary source for accessing the collections of the Bowdoin College Libraries. The catalog contains electronic bibliographic records for books, periodicals, videorecordings, CD ROMs, and sound recordings. For the government documents collection and the special collections area, specialized indexes may need to be consulted since the records for those collections are only partially entered into the online catalog.
Most research begins with a subject search.
This function is very powerful and flexible in an on-line catalog, but the best search results are still obtained by use of the standardized subject headings found in the Library of Congress Subject Headings books. When you find a useful record in the online catalog, check the additional subject headings listed in the bibliographic entry for other subject search terms to enter. Check the bibliographies for other scholarly publications on the same topic. Indexes, Print and Electronic Arts and Humanities Index Library Gateway Arts and Humanities indexes the contents of scholarly periodicals and books in the arts and humanities published from 1980 to the present. The scope is international.