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Starter Searches: topic and known item
Known title
If you know the title of a book, article, report, etc: start with "search the library"
Tips: Use whole title or distinctive portions. Use quotation marks to get fewer but more exact matches. Select Library Catalouge from the drop down on the main library page before you search. Journal articles: start with article title but if necessary, search for the journal title.
Topic or Keyword search starters (if you don't have a known title)
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Search the LibraryLibrary Search is a powerful multidisciplinary discovery tool that allows you to search across the University of Alberta Library's extensive collections; including books, articles, journals, media, and more, all in one place.
NOTE: this does NOT search everything we have access to!!
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Proquest - All DatabasesCross searches 150+ databases. Academic articles, ebooks, historic and current newspapers, theses/ dissertations, reports, etc. Often better for Canadian content.
Specialized History Searches
- America: History and LifeAcademic articles on all aspects of the history of Canada and the United States specifically, from pre-historic times to the present.
More Resources
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Oxford Scholarship Online This link opens in a new windowFull text access to scholarly books published by Oxford University Press.
History Visualization
A fun timeline of the past through wikipedia articles. A dot for every event.