HIST 4312 : Antisemitism and Racism (Prof. Alcenat & Prof. Teter): Background Information & Books

Reference sources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc) can provide authoritative background information that can help you select keywords on your research topic to use in library catalogs and databases.

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► The Classic Library Catalog search is the most efficient way to find books (print & electronic) that Fordham definitively owns. 

 Looking for ebooks only? Select the "Online Resources" option under the library dropdown limiter before you press Search in the catalog:

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

Image credit: Catalog record view for Curran, Andrew S. The Anatomy of Blackness: Science and Slavery in an Age of Enlightenment. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.

► Examine a catalog record to find:

• Where a book was published and its publisher;
• Brief physical description information;
• And Library of Congress Subject Headings.*

* While subject headings help us find information in electronic catalogs and databases, they are also political and spark important debates about resource description and social justice.

Borrowing books or accessing articles that are not available at any of the Fordham University Libraries requires assistance from Interlibrary Loan.