Finding books
- SkylineSearch for print books and ebooks owned by the Auraria Library. The location designation for ebooks is 'Internet.'
- ProspectorIdentify books owned by major Colorado public and academic libraries and the University of Wyoming. No cost borrowing available to Auraria campus constituents and other participating Colorado libraries.
- WorldcatSearch library collections throughout the U.S. and beyond.
Oral histories
BOOKS. When searching for published oral history materials through online catalogs, such as Skyline - Auraria Library's catalog, try matching your keyword with one of these subject headings
- ORAL HISTORY
- PERSONAL NARRATIVES
- CORRESPONDENCE
- INTERVIEWS
- DIARIES
Search Example: CIVIL WAR DIARIES - brings up several print and ebooks including this one.
ON THE INTERNET. Many oral history collections and projects related to the Civil War are available and always emerging on the Internet. Note that in addition to the terminology above, using the word TRANSCRIPT is also helpful on the Internet, since that word may unearth transcripts of speeches and intereviews.
- Searching repositories at libraries and cultural institutions is another great way to locate oral histories and primary sources online or identify collections in print. Here are three digital repository gateways.
Finding articles
For Auraria campus students, faculty, and staff
Find contemporary articles discussing the Civil War and related topics using the Library's History and Primary Source databases and Multi-subject databases, including:
America: History and Life with Full Text
Find articles written during the Civil War time period using such databases as:
American Periodical Series Online
Civil War : A Newspaper Perspective
Some sites free on the Web, open to all
Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection
Google Scholar. [Note: Auraria campus constituents should use this link to access Google Scholar which supplies an abundance of full-text options through the Library's holdings - accessible only to Auraria campus students, faculty, and staff.]
Topic overviews and concept/word definitions
To find a reputable online reference book, like an encyclopedia , for an overview of a topic related to the Civil War or a biography of a person or group of people, follow the steps below:
- Go to the Skyline or Worldcat@Auraria search page
- Choose a keyword to describe your topic and combine it with the word
- encyclopedias
- biography
Examples: civil war encyclopedias; confederacy encyclopedias; women civil war biography
- Just hit 'search' if you want to pull up both print and online reference books. To limit the search to only online books: in Skyline, choose the Material Type drop-down box and limit search to ebooks; in Worldcat@Auraria select ebooks from the Format drop-down menu.
Finding images
See the guide Images: how to find them for ideas on locating photos and drawings.
Civil War Maps
Civil War Maps digitized by the Library of Congress.
University of Georgia's Civil War maps.
Gilmer Civil War Maps collection from the Univerity of North Carolina.
Online repositories for museums, libraries and other cultural institutions contain digitized maps and atlases. Here are three digital repository gateways.
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