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HIST 4960: Majors Seminar: Shipwrecks: Using Library Catalog

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Use AND to combine terms & narrow your search
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Use OR to search for related terms. Good strategy for finding PRIMARY SOURCES
- example: diaries OR journals
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Primary Sources Using Library Catalog

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Under Subject enter "sources" or "diaries" or "narratives" (without quotes)
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