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| Montgomery College Libraries > Pat Semple, Librarian > EN217 Literature of the Holocaust | |
1. Books |
2. Encyclopedias |
3. Articles in Databases
4. Websites & Google |
5. MLA & APA Citation Styles
MC Library Catalog: Go into MC Library Catalog and change the search engine setting to "Keyword Boolean." create a search expression that consists of keywords (tend to be nouns), the Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), punctuation (parenthesis used with OR, quotations marks for phrases), and perhaps the truncation symbol (question mark in catalog):
- holocaust AND ghetto
- jew? AND persecut?
- "concentration camp?" AND (gyps? OR homosex?)
- concentration AND camp? AND experiment?
- mengele
Browse the Shelves: For books on the history of the Holocaust, go to this section of the call numbers:
D 800-810 World War II > The Holocaust "Tagged" Items: To find items with similar tags, change the search engine setting to "Subject Contains" and enter the tag word or tag phrase:
- holocaust
- "concentration camps"
Request Book From Another Campus: Go into MC Library Catalog and use the REQUEST ITEM button (pictured at right). 
Renew Books Online: Go into MC Library Catalog and use the MY ACCOUNT button (pictured at right). 
Help: Speak to the reference librarian on duty or call the reference desk:
- Germantown: 240-567-7853
- Rockville: 240-567-7130
- Takoma Park Silver Spring: 240-567-1536
AskUsNow!: For 24/7 help, IM an academic librarian at a college or university library by using Maryland's AskUsNow! service. 
Online:
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- In addition to the Encyclopedia Britannica, includes links to Web pages and selected articles.
- xreferplus: History
- This link will take to you to a collection of different online encyclopedias and dictionaries of history.
- History Resource Center: World
- Search by Boolean search expression or use Subject Search to drill down.
- History Resource Center: U.S.
- Search by Boolean search expression or use Subject Search to drill down.
- Academic Search Premier
- Covers all subject areas.
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- Covers all subject areas.
- Project MUSE
- Excellent coverage of all the humanities.
- Literature Resource Center
- Search by Boolean search expression or use one of the other searches.
Search Expressions: Here are some sample searches using keywords and Boolean operators. NOTE that in most of the databases, the truncation symbol is an asterisk ( * ):
- "concentration camps" AND experiment*
- "final solution"
- literature AND holocaust AND child*
- holocaust AND surviv*
Sorting Results and Printing: Results can be sorted by date or relevance. To print, use the button within the database.
Google Scholar: Go to scholar.google.com and set "Scholar Preferences" to "Montgomery College." If you have borrowing privileges at another institution that is also registered with Google Scholar, enter the name of that school as well. Enter your search expression or search terms. If there is an article from a scholarly journal that is available on the web or if there is a scholarly article that is in our collection it will be flagged in the results list -- look for "Full Text @ My MC Library" (we have the article online) or "Resources @ My Library" (we currently receive the journal online, but probably not this particular article). 
The library has six-page handouts on both the MLA Works Cited Page and the APA Reference List.
| Send your feedback and suggestions to pat.semple@montgomerycollege.edu. |
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