Immigration and Ethnicity in American History

Search the Campus Library's catalog to find more titles like those listed below:

Use the UAS Ketchikan Campus Library's online catalog to find books and DVDs that are physically located in the library. 

• If you know the title of a book, do a TITLE search. To locate the book on the shelf, you need its call number. Also look at the status to determine if the book is available for checkout.

• Using a WORDS OR PHRASE search allows you to combine words of your choosing to search for topics. Sometimes the results are less precise than a subject search but always worth trying.

• If you are looking for information about a person, do a SUBJECT search by the person's name, last name first.

• To locate books on specific topics, do a SUBJECT or WORDS OR PHRASE search. Subject headings must be constructed in an exact way, according to the Library of Congress method, so WORDS OR PHRASE (keyword) searching may be easier.

Examples of Library of Congress subject headings:

• Immigrants -- United States -- History
• Americanization -- History
• Emigration and Immigration
• United States -- Foreign Population
• United States -- Ethnic Relations

Help!  I need a book not owned by the library. 

If you find a citation for a book that the library does not own, you have options to get that book.

1. Ask a librarian for help.  Librarians are experts in finding books for you.  We may be able to get a book in 48 - 72 hours at no charge to you!
2. Search for the "Title" of a book in WorldCAT.  WorldCAT shows you which Alaska libraries own a book. 
3. Interlibrary Loan -  we can order a book for you from another library.  Turn around time may be 7 - 10 days, so this is probably not your fastest option.

Work with a librarian and you will save both time and money and eliminate the frustration factor.

On-campus student? E-Learning student?  UAS libraries provide many online resources for the convenience of all students.  As you use this guide, you'll notice that it includes information about searching and finding both print and online resources.  All students have access to our electronic resources.  You will need your UA username and password to access our e-resources, like eBooks and the full text of articles online from anywhere off-campus .  If you need to retrieve or reset your UA username and password, visit ELMO.

If you are an e-Learner, see our brief information on getting books and finding articles from the Ketchikan Campus Library, and our research help for students pageto learn more about how to get the materials you need for your research and study.