Books at JMU and Beyond
- JMU Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowFind journals, books, ebooks, films, sound recordings, and government documents available to JMU users.
- WorldCat This link opens in a new window
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Catalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide that includes manuscripts written as early as the 1000 B.C., books, audio visual media, and internet source - HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new windowCollection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.
- Google Books Advanced SearchGoogle has digitized thousands of books and magazines and made them searchable. Use this advanced search interface for precise searching. You may be able to access the full text of books that are out of copyright. If an item is only available in "snippet view" or "limited preview," you may be able to obtain that item from our own collection or via Interlibrary Loan.
Sample Subject Headings
Type
- Form
- Example
Person as Subject
- Last name, First name
- Madison, James
Time Period
- Place -- History -- time period, or
- Place -- History (for broader periods)
- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- United States -- History -- Confederation, 1783 1789
- Southern States -- History
Themes
- Theme -- Place -- History, or
- Theme -- Place
- Sex role -- United States -- History
- Slavery -- America -- History
- Religion -- United States
Events
- Event
- Place -- History -- Event
- Boston Massacre, 1770
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Free-Floating Subdivisions are words or phrases that may be appended to different subjects.
- Economic conditions
- Religious life and customs
- Social conditions
- Social life and customs