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Subject Headings vs Keyword Searching
Subject headings allow you to search the library catalogue for resources on a particular author or topic and are often more productive than keyword searches.
Keyword searches work best if you have multiple concepts or topics. Use the results to find relevant titles and identify assigned subject headings for your topic in order to find similar books.
For a comprehensive topical search, search with subject headings as well as keywords. For example:
antislavery AND movement AND "united states"
Use the results to find relevant titles and identify assigned subject headings for your topic in order to find similar books.
antislavery OR abolitionists) AND movement* AND "united states"
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Subject Headings
Relevant subject headings for this course include:
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Frontier and pioneer life
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Manifest Destiny
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Plantation life--Southern States--History
Popular culture--United States--19th century
Political culture--United States--19th century
Slave holders--Southern States--History--19th century
Slavery--UStates
United States--Territorial expansion
Women slaves--United States
For an overview of the historical period, try these searches:
Southern States--Economic conditions
Southern States--History
Southern States--Social conditions
United States--Economic conditions--To 1865
United States--History--1801-1809
United States--History--1809-1817
United States--History--1815-1861
United States--History--19th century
United States--Politics and government--1783-1865
United States--Politics and government--1789-1815
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861
United States--Social conditions--To 1865
United States--Social life and customs--1783-1865
