Library Resources for HIS112: US History Since 1865
Dr. Maureen NuttingWinter 2007
Prepared by Elinor Appel, Librarian (contact info.)
- Course website: http://northonline.sccd.ctc.edu/his112mn
- Course documents: 100 Milestone Documents (National Archives and Records Administration)
Reference Materials
Finding authoritative background information and coming up with good search terms are both crucial steps in conducting effective research. Reference materials in the library can help you with both. North Seattle Community College Library has numerous dictionaries and encyclopedias on a wide variety of historical subjects. Reference books are arranged by call number on the first floor of the library. Some examples are:
- Black Women in America : An Historical Encyclopedia [E185.86.B542 1993]
- Chronology of the United States [E174.5.C63]
- Columbia Documentary History of the Asian American Experience [E184.O6C63 2002]
- Encyclopedia of the Great Depression [E806.E63 2004]
- American Immigrant Cultures : Builders of a Nation [E184.A1A63448 1997]
- St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide [HD4839.S74 2004]
You can also browse the shelves in the reference section. At NSCC (and at many colleges and universities) the books are arranged according to the Library of Congress (LC) classification scheme. If you are looking for books on United States history, you will generally find the call numbers begin with E. Depending on your topic, however, you will find books with call numbers beginning with:
- F - for local US history
- D - for books related to World War II, such as Japanese American internment or American soldiers
- DS - for books related to the Vietnam War
among others. To get a general idea of how books are organized in LC, take a look at the Library of Congress Classification Outline. You can also use these call number ranges to browse for books upstairs, in the circulating collection.
To learn more about reference material in the NSCC library, stop by the reference desk and talk to a librarian!
Page created by Elinor Appel. Last update: January 2, 2007.
