National Freedom Day at SSU

Books are the best source for in-depth information when you really need to know a subject in and out. Typical books are structured in such a way as to lead you from little knowledge about a subject to a more thorough understanding; this cannot usually be said for web resources or more in-depth articles. 

An excellent way to discover additional resources is to browse for books in relevant call number ranges.

E184.5 - E185.98 - United States, Elements in the Population, Afro-Americans

HT851 - HT1445 - Classes, Slavery

HT1501 - HT1595- Races, including race as a social group and race relations

The resources identified in this LibGuide are by no means a comprehensive list of resources available.

• To identify books, eBooks, DVDs, and other items in the Library's collections, use the GIL-Find catalog.
   
• To identify materials held at other USG Libraries, select "University System of Georgia" from the dropdown menu when searching the GIL-Find catalog. Use our GIL Express service to have materials sent to SSU. 
   
• To identify materials beyond the local region, use the WorldCat catalog and our ILL services.

Think of the best keywords to enter and be ready to change them as you pursue your topic. Try using a subject encyclopedia or dictionary for specialized terminology. Get ideas for new keywords by carefully examining the subject fields in your first results.

Try these search features:

• Use quotes to search for phrases (example: "National Freedom Day”)
   
• Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to broaden or narrow your search
   
• Use truncation (example: africa* will find africa, african, africana, african-american)
   
• Sort results by date or relevance
   
• Browse subject headings