Chinese American History: Finding Books

► OneSearch (EBSCO Discovery Service) aggregates books Fordham owns plus some articles from databases. It also includes bibliographic records for content that Fordham does not own.

► Understanding Limiters in OneSearch

• Limiters are the options on the left that allow users to limit their search by specific criteria.
• This box focuses on the options to limit to Full Text, Catalog Only, and Academic (Peer-Reviewed) Journals.

• Selecting Catalog Only shows print and electronic books plus journal titles by subscription (not articles).
  • Use the Library Catalog to search for the most recent books and journals acquired by Fordham Libraries. (There can be a delay between the catalog and OneSearch.)

• Checking Full Text limits to electronic books and articles Fordham owns or subscribes to that are available through EBSCO Discovery Service; it will suppress records for print items.

• Checking Academic (Peer-Reviewed) Journals will limit article results to electronic items from peer review journals only; it will suppress records from print and electronic books (even if those books went through peer review).

Beware: these limiters will not always work together and can cancel each other out:

• Catalog Only will not work if Full Text or Academic (Peer-Reviewed) Journals is checked.

• Full Text can be checked at the same time as Academic (Peer-Reviewed) Journals.

► Not having any luck with OneSearch? Look to the right side of your screen and select the option to continue your search in All ProQuest databases:

► Library Catalog

The new Library Catalog is still being refined. Follow these steps to target your search within the catalog:

Step #1: Select Library Catalog from the dropdown menu.

Step #2: Select the field you would like to search in the library catalog.

Step #3: Enter your keywords and press Search.

Additional search tips:

• If the font is too small or the blue & maroon colors are difficult to read, select Advanced Search option.

► Classic Library Catalog

Find the Classic Library Catalog by pulling down the Collections menu > Classic Library Catalog:

• Click here for a short video tutorial on using the Classic Library Catalog.

Copy and paste the Library of Congress Subject Headings below to find books on Chinese American history topics:

• Chinese Americans--Biography

• Chinese Americans--Ethnic identity

• Chinese Americans--History

• Chinese--United States--Social conditions

• Chinatown (New York, N.Y.)  {substitute other city names for other Chinatowns.}

• United States--Foreign relations--China

• China--Foreign relations--United States

► You can use these subject headings in OneSearch by using the field options to select SU Subject Terms:

► Or you can search by subject in one of the library catalogs: