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Using the Library’s CatalogsGeneral instructions for locating materials are given in the Research Guide, How Do I Find a Book?. The following information is specific to the topic at hand. In the Dictionary Catalog, the basic subject headings for the history of books and printing are:
Authors and Publishers Bibliography--History Book Design Book Industries Bookbinding Books Books--Decoration Books--History Books and Reading Booksellers and Book Trade Illumination of Books and Manuscripts Illustration of Books Incunabula Manuscripts Printers Printing Printing--History Printing Trades Publishers and Publishing Reading Those for CATNYP include:
Authors and Readers Authorship-History Bibliography-History Book Industries and Trade--History Books and Reading--History Illumination of Boooks and Manuscripts Libraries-History Literacy-History Literature Publishing-History Literature and Society-History Manuscripts-History Printing-History Publishers and Publishing- History Scriptoria-History Writing-History In the Dictionary Catalog most terms provide cross references to more specific subject headings. Additional subject headings for CATNYP can be found by using the Library of Congress Subject Headings, which provides related, broader, and narrower terms. NB: All works listed in this bibliography that have call numbers beginning with *R, *RB, *RR, or *RS are found in the Main Reading Rooms. See also Research Guide, "How to Find Periodicals." |