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Research is a process with many steps, and is rarely linear. A good researcher uses multiple sources and continually goes back and reviews their question and keeps adding new vocabulary and learning to their search. This Libguide has been created to provide support for your research tasks in the language you are studying.
For some research tasks books are still a good source of information. Unlike novels we generally do not read non-fiction books from cover to cover so it is important to understand how to use a book more effectively for your research.
| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Appears at the front of a book and gives a list of the chapters or sections in a book, The table of contents may give a general idea of the topics covered in the book. |
| PREFACE / FOREWORD / INTRODUCTION |
If there is one it is located after the contents, and may provide you with ideas about the author's intention or purpose for writing the book. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Is a list of materials related to a specific topic. The list may be items that were used as reference for the work they accompany, or it may be a list of additional materials on the topic. Bibliographies are usually located at the ends of chapters or at the end of the book. |
| INDEX |
Is usually located in the back of the book and is an alphabetical list of the specific subjects in the book, with the corresponding page numbers. An index can also provide subject terms and keywords that might be useful for further research on a topic. |
You can use Oliver to find books in the library however sometimes it is helpful to know the Dewey numbers for a subject. In doing so you will be able to find books on that subject in most libraries. It will also be useful at those times when you know the topic but don't know where to start looking.
Note that, resources about specific events will be located within the Dewey division for the country where the event took place.
| 440 | French Language |
| 450 | Italian Language |
| 470 | Latin |
| 490 | Other Languages |
| 840 | French Literature |
| 850 | Italian Literature |
| 890 | Literatures of Other Languages |
| 913 | Geography of & travel in ancient world |
| 914 | Geography of & travel in Europe |
| 915 | Geography of & travel in Asia |
| 930 | History of the ancient world (this includes Egypt, Greece and Rome) |
| 931 | China to 420 |
| 937 | Italy to 476 |
| 938 | Greece to 323 |
| 940 | History of Europe |
| 944 | History of France |
| 945 | History of Italian Peninsula |
| 950 | History of Asia |
| 951 | History of China |
