To discover books @ F&M and Beyond:
1. Start at the F&M College Library web site: library.fandm.edu
2. Click on the BOOKS tab.
3. Type in your search statement, with all search operators in CAPITAL LETTERS!
Example: memor* AND "world war i"
4. Search!
Now, assess your results. If you would like to go beyond F&M's holdings:
1. Library: Libraries Worldwide.
2. Format: Print book.
3. Sorted by: Best Match.
To discover primary source materials @ F&M and Beyond:
1. Start at the F&M College Library web site: library.fandm.edu
2. Click on Advanced Search.
3. In the box labeled Keyword, type in your search statement, with all search operators in CAPITAL LETTERS!
Example: "world war i"
4. Combine, using the operator AND, your Keyword search statement with a Subject search statement featuring the following words (copy and paste into the catalog search box):
(documents OR interviews OR correspondence OR letters OR speeches
OR diaries OR narratives OR sources OR collections OR memoir)
5. Format: Book
6. Language: English
7. Library: Libraries Worldwide
8. Search!
To discover tertiary/reference books @ F&M:
1. Start at the F&M College Library web site: library.fandm.edu
2. Click on Advanced Search.
3. In the box labeled Keyword, type in your search statement:
Example: "world war ii"
4. Use the operator AND, and select to add another Keyword statement, and type in:
"reference area"
Another option: you could type in:
encyclopedia
5. Format: Book
6. Language: English
7. Library: Franklin & Marshall College
Search!