FAQ: How can I search for bibliographies in the library?

Specific Bibliography Search

If you are looking for a specific bibliography, please follow these steps:

1. Use the Multi-Search, the main search box on the library homepage.
2. Search for the title of the bibliography. You can use quotation marks around the title to tell the search engine to find the exact phrase.
3. If we have it, you will see it listed in the search results.
4. If you do not see the one you are looking for, you can use our Interlibrary Loan service and we will locate a copy for you. 

Subject Bibliography Search

If you are looking for bibliographies on a certain subject, please follow these steps:

1. Use the Multi-Search, the main search box on the library homepage.
2. Use the Boolean operator AND to do a search that looks like this: [your subject] AND bibliography. For example: Napoleon AND bibliography
3. Your search results may contain bibliographies that are available in full text, and also book reviews of bibliographies. You can use our Library Book Search to find print copies of books.
4. If you identify a bibliography that you would like to use but we do not have full text access, you can use our Interlibrary Loan service and we will locate a copy for you. 

More Resources 

For topics for which you cannot find a book-length bibliography, try a reference resource like the Credo This link opens in a new window database, or try a reader’s guide. Here are three reader’s guides that we have as e-books:

• Reader's guide to American history. Peter J. Parish, editor. London; Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997. This link opens in a new window
• Reader's guide to British history. David Loades, editor. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2003. This link opens in a new window
• Reader's guide to the history of science. Arne Hessenbruch, editor. London; Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000. This link opens in a new window