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Immigration: Finding Books & Articles

Selection of library resources covering the topic of immigration to the United States..

Immigration & U.S. History

This guide provides a selection of resources to research the topic of immigration within U.S. context.

For additional resources, try the American History research guide.

Background Information

Consulting reference sources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks) can help you understand a topic and generate keywords to use when searching for books and articles.

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Understanding Different Types of Sources

Unsure about how to identify different types of sources? Consult these resources for help:

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Finding Scholarly Articles with Library Databases

Library databases aggregate content from journals, magazines, and newspapers. For a wider search across many publications on a topic, trying using a library database to search for articles.

Additional Library Services & Resources

  • Need an electronic scan of a book chapter or article from the library's print collection? Try our Document Delivery Service to receive scans via email.
  • Need items for your research that Fordham does not own? Submit a request to Interlibrary Loan.

Research Help

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