Library Catalog
Use the Library Catalog to search for print resources, multimedia resources, and ebooks. The Library Catalog also provides location and availability details. The library catalog is a type of database, so you can use the same search strategies you would use in a database, including "phrase searching," Boolean operators, and truncation.
Finding books written by teenagers can be a challenge when using the library catalog.
Success will depend upon search terms, since the catalog does not classify books by age of the author.
Using the ADVANCED search functions (below main search box below) of the catalog will be beneficial.
Advanced screens allow for putting keywords to be found within subject headings or other catalog record fields.
Primary Primary Documents
The library subscribes to many databases containing primary sources. Below are a few suggestions for historical research-
- Gale Primary Sources This link opens in a new windowVariety of primary sources from the 15th to the 21st centuries. Includes 19th Century UK Periodicals; 19th Century US Newspapers; Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO); The Making of the Modern World: The Goldsmiths-Kress Library of Economic Literature, 1450-1850; 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers; Archives Unbound; Times Digital Archive; Illustrated London News Historical Archive; Sunday Times Digital Archive; American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990; Archives of Sexuality & Gender; Archives Unbound; Associated Press Collections; British Library Newspapers; Sabin Americana, 1500-2013; Religions of America.
- Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960-1974 This link opens in a new window
Covers themes such as civil rights, counter culture, left movements, right movements, sexual revolution, student activism, and the Vietnam War. 1960 to 1974.
- AT GETTYSBURG OR What a Girl Saw and Heard Of the Battle. A TRUE NARRATIVE. BY MRS. TILLIE (PIERCE) ALLEMAN.Author was 15 years old at the time of the battle
This book was published in 1889. 2013 book listed in box at right is based on this work. - Children in the Civil War- Digital Historywebsites provides excerpts of children's experiences. Check Library catalog for the books quoted (see tab for teacher resources for info on the books) Both are available in print at the library
IMPORTANT NOTE: Excerpts provided on the website above are NOT sufficient for your research. You must utilize the actual books referenced via the library catalog (see box above on this page)