Library Research During COVID-19
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UChicago Library Basics
Find Books - Print and Online
To find books on a topic, search the Library Catalog.
Your keyword searches can lead you to subject headings, which enable more precise searching.
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Find Books by Subject
Use Library of Congress subject headings to locate books about immigration, migration and immigrants. Here are some examples and strategies for searching the library catalog:
- Right to water
- Use Advanced Search to combine subject headings: Police AND Human rights
Example: Essential texts on human rights for the police : A compilation of international instruments
- Use Advanced Search to combine subject headings: Health AND Human rights
For more information about how to search the Library catalog, watch a brief 90 second video or ask us.
Resource librarians
- Lyonette Louis-JacquesForeign and International Law
- Bill SchwesigCommon Law
- Ayako YoshimuraJapanese Studies
- David WokenLatin American & Caribbean Studies
- Ellen BryanAfrican Studies
- Jee-Young ParkKorean Studies
- Jiaxun WuChinese Studies
- Laura RingSouthern Asian Studies
Anthropology - Marlis SalehMiddle East Studies
- Megan BrowndorfSlavic, Eastern European & Eurasian Studies
- Julie PiacentinePolitical Science and Public Policy Librarian
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