Magic search : getting the best results from your catalog and beyond

No other work explores the LCSH subdivisions is such detail or with such commitment, making this book vital to every Reference Desk.

• Introduction p. v
• Using the Book p. xi
• 1 Finding Basic Treatments and Background Reading p. 1
• 2 Finding How-To Guides p. 4
• 3 Finding Images p. 9
• 4 Words, Words,... and Numbers p. 14
• 5 Finding Out about People: Individuals and Groups p. 22
• 6 Finding Out about Places p. 36
• 7 Finding Creative Treatments: Stories, Poems, Songs, etc. p. 40
• 8 Finding True Stories: Memoirs, Observations, and Confessions p. 43
• 9 Finding Primary Sources p. 45
• 10 It's about Time: Time Periods and Chronological Subdivisions p. 48
• 11 Tools for Scholars and Other Professionals p. 52
• 12 Subdivisions That Give Perspective, Put You in Control, and Amaze Others! p. 55
• 13 Useful for the Humanities p. 59
• 14 Useful for the Social Sciences p. 73
• 15 Useful for Historical Research p. 82
• 16 Useful for Business Topics p. 89
• 17 Useful for Education Topics p. 95
• 18 Useful for Natural and Physical Sciences p. 98
• 19 Useful for Medicine and Health Topics p. 109
• 20 Useful for Technology Topics p. 115
• 21 The Baby and the Bathwater: Recommendations p. 118
• Acknowledgments p. 123
• Works Cited p. 125
• Index p. 127