They can provide other relevant sources for your research. Browse the library stacks in your subject area. 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, video and sound recordings, and for information in electronic formats. For both 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 library 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 volumes. Indexes and Databases Academic Universe Library Gateway Academic Universe is a full-text web database of news and legal information. Recently re-structured, this database provides access to both current news and up to 20 years of retrospective news, both domestic and international. Under the News heading you search separate files for the most current news, World news, U.S. news, etc. Under U.S. news you can find many regional newspapers, not otherwise available.