Chinese American History: Finding Books

► 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.

► 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.

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: