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Humanitarian Studies Programs: Finding Books

Research Guide for Fordham's Humanitarian Studies programs

Finding Books on Humanitarian Studies Topics

To access print and e-books, you will need Fordham login credentials.  

unlock icon for open access Anything marked with an open lock is open access meaning the resources are accessible to all without a Fordham login.

Visit the Access Help tab in the Databases Page or contact a librarian if you have any trouble accessing these resources.

Finding Books & Articles with OneSearch

► OneSearch (EBSCO Discovery Service) aggregates books Fordham owns plus some articles from databasesIt 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.

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  • 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:

Screenshot showing options to continue search in ProQuest All Databases.

Finding Open Access Books

Try searching the following databases to find open access books on Humanitarian Studies topics:

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Terminology

Use this text to find keywords and concepts in Humanitarian Studies to use when searching for books and articles in library catalogs and databases:

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