Collections of reproduced documents, usually related by topic or place of origin.
Research tools by subject
Selective list of online resources evaluated by Lafayette’s reference librarians. Collections of digitized primary sources are included for many topics, particularly in the history subject pages.
Use the table below to develop search strings for locating primary source bibliographies and collections in library catalogs.
| Searching for . . . | Enter this phrase | + | modifier(s)modifier(s) [examples] |
| any topic | sources or document* | and | [ethnic group] [gender] history [location] [nationality] [topic] |
| documents by place | [location] and history and sources | ||
| domestic politics | sources and (politics and government) | and | [ethnic group] [gender] [location] [topic] |
| foreign affairs | sources and foreign relations | and | [country] |
Sample searches:
| Keyword type | Examples |
|---|---|
| [ethnic group] | african american* arab* hispanic american* |
| [event] | holocaust jewish 1939 1945 tiananmen square incident world’s columbian exposition |
| [gender] | women* |
| [location] | easton north america pacific northwest pennsylvania united states |
| [nationality] | american french |
| [topic] | race relations radicalism |
| [war] | napoleonic wars united states history revolution 1775 1783 vietnamese conflict |