Subject Librarians
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Doris WagnerUSA, United Kingdom, Continental Europe
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Denis LacroixContinental Europe, Latin American and Caribbean
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Peggy Sue EwanyshynContinental Europe, Slavic Studies
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David SulzCanada, History of Science & Technology, Historiography, East Asian
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Debbie FeisstLatin American and Caribbean, Canada, Continental Europe
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Kim FrailCanada, Continental Europe, Latin American and Caribbean
Not sure? Start with David Sulz and he'll direct your question.
Key Limitations to Know
You probably have to use several search tools
- There is no single search box that finds everything on a topic nor even everything in a certain genre/format (e.g. all books, all journals, all articles, all films).
Starter Searches: topic and known item
Starter Searches: Good for reconnaissance searches to see what's out there or if you have a known citation.
Topic search starters
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"Search the Library"Searches UAlberta/NEOS catalogue and 300+ specialized search engines (ebsco). Finds books (print and ebook), journal titles and article titles, other types e.g. films, music, maps, etc.
Use advanced search for more control (e.g. boolean, specific fields, wildcards, truncation)
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Proquest DatabasesCross searches more than 150 specialized search tools for academic articles, ebooks not in "search the library", historic and current newspapers and media, theses and dissertations, reports. Often better for Canadian content.
Known citation search starters
If you know the title of a book, article, or other item, start with "search the library."
Books, journal titles (not articles): select "catalogue only" box on the main library page. Or from results page, select "university of Alberta library" under the databases facet on the bottom-left side.
Specialized History Searches
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America: History and Life with Full TextAcademic articles on all aspects of the history of Canada and the United States specifically, from pre-historic times to the present.
Historiography Visualization
histography.io
