Heidi Madden
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Finding Reference Materials on the Holocaust

1. Duke Catalog >>>Advanced Search
2. Click/select the gray tap called Duke Libraries
3. Scroll to the bottom right and select: Perkins Reference Collection
   From the following list of terms:
   Duke University Specific Formats and Collections
   Manuscripts
   Maps
   Music Recordings
   Music Scores
   Newspapers
   New & Noteworthy
   Perkins Reference Collection
   Research Databases
   Spoken Word Sound Recordings
   Theses and Dissertations
   Video/Film Materials
4. Enter the general subject “Holocaust” into the search box.
5. You will find that many print resources are under the call number D804.3 in the reference
   area behind the reference desk on Perkins Floor 1.

Online Reference Databases

Background information can also be found in large online reference Databases:
Look up the resources below in Databases by Title; examples of reference databases include:

Blackwell Reference Online
Brill Online         
Britannica Online
Encyclopedia of philosophy     E-Books     
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Encyclopedia Judaica     
EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History   
Jewish History Resource Center    

More Reference Books

Duke Catalog Advanced Search:
Select Subject Keywords  from the drop down menu and enter the subject terms:
encyclopedias and dictionaries and Germany history         

Subject Guides written by Librarians

Duke Holocaust Shoah Research Guide: http://library.duke.edu/research/subject/guides/jewishstudies/special_subjects/holocaust/index.html
Google for more research guides at major universities, or start here to browse for institutions:
http://jewishstudies.virtualave.net/ . Research guides by librarians will be hosted by the
university’s library web site.

Subject Search to Identify Memoirs  Written by Survivors.

Advanced Subject Search for Personal Narratives and memoirs in the Duke Catalog

Select SUBJECT Keywords from the drop down menu, and enter:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives -- Audio-visual aids -- Catalogs.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives -- Bibliography.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives -- Bio-bibliography.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives -- Drama.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives -- Encyclopedias.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives -- Exhibitions.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives, German.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives -- History and criticism.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- Personal narratives.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives -- History and criticism.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives -- History and criticism -- Congresses.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives, Hungarian.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives, Jewish.


You may also wish to browse the subject in Worldcat
On the search screen, look for the shaded box with the term Subjects underneath.
Enter:
1. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)  [ Expand  ]
Used for:

• Catastrophe, Jewish (1939-1945); Destruction of the Jews (1939-1945)
• Extermination, Jewish (1939-1945); Hurban (1939-1945); Hurbn (1939-1945);
• Jewish Catastrophe (1939-1945); Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945);
• Jews -- Nazi persecution; Sho’ah (1939-1945) 

THE BLUE UNDERLINE LEADS TO INDIVIDUAL TITLES; THE GREEN
UNDERLINED LINK "Expand" LEADS TO ADDITIONAL SUBJECT TERMS

2. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Anniversaries, etc.  [ Expand  ]
3. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Causes  [ Expand  ]
4. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Foreign public opinion  [ Expand  ]
5. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Foreign public opinion, American, [British, etc.]  [ Expand  ]
6. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Historiography  [ Expand  ]
7. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence  [ Expand  ]
8. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives  [ Expand  ]
9. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Press coverage  [ Expand  ]
 Older: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in the press;  
10. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Psychological aspects  [ Expand  ]
11. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Registers of dead  [ Expand  ]
 Used for: Registers of dead from the Holocaust
12. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Reparations  [ Expand  ]
13. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Research  [ Expand  ]
14. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Research -- Awards  [ Expand  ]
15. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland  [ Expand  ]
16. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in art  [ Expand  ]
17. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature  [ Expand  ]
18. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in motion pictures  [ Expand  ]
19. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in textbooks  [ Expand  ]
20. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), on postage stamps  [ Expand  ]

Research Using Newspapers

Duke University subscribes to many newspapers in electronic format – some of the databases include archives that cover more than 100 years of news coverage;

Duke also holds the microfilm of many important newspapers which can be identified in the online Duke Catalog; various many important newspapers have been digitized, consult library research guide for more information, or come to the reference desk for further help.

Consult the guide on Current Foreign Newspapers held at Duke here:
http://library.duke.edu/research/finding/newspapers/foreignpapers.html

To find electronic newspapers, go to Databases by Title to find the resources quoted below:

•  Alternative Press Index PrimarySources     
•  America's Historical Newspapers PrimarySources    
•  America's newspapers  FullText    
•  Atlanta Daily World (1932-2003) PrimarySources    
•  Chicago Defender (1905-1975) PrimarySources        
•  Ethnic newswatch  FullText     
•  Foreign Broadcast Info Service AbstractIndex    
•  Global newsbank  FullText     
•  IBZ Online AbstractIndex    
•  Informe  FullText     
•  InfoTrac Custom Newspapers  FullText     
•  Latin American Newsstand  FullText    
•  LexisNexis Academic  FullText    
•  Los Angeles Times, 1881-1985 (incomplete)  PrimarySources    
•  Los Angeles Times, 1985-present  PrimarySources    
•  Moscow times  FullText    
•  MultiData Online  FullText    
•  New York times (1851-3yrs ago)  PrimarySources     
•  New York times (1980-)  FullText     
•  New York times (Current day)  FullText    
•  New York times (LexisNexis, June 1980-)  FullText    
•  Newspaper Source  FullText     
•  ProQuest  FullText     
•  ProQuest Historical Newspapers (combined search)  PrimarySources
•  Times digital archive 1785-1985  PrimarySources     
• Wall Street journal (1979-) (Factiva)  FullText   
• Wall Street journal (1984-) (Browse)  FullText   
• Wall Street journal (1984-) (Search)  FullText   
• Wall Street Journal, 1889-1989  PrimarySources    
• Washington Post, 1877-1990  PrimarySources    
• Washington Post, 1987-  FullText    
• Waterloo directory of English newspapers and periodicals, 1800-1900 Directory   
   

Finding Book Reviews

The following databases provide good starting points for book reviews: go to Databases by Title
to find the resources quoted below – come to the reference desk for more help:

Book Review Digest AbstractIndex     
 Book Review Index AbstractIndex    
 New York times book review (1997-)  FullText     
 Academic OneFile  FullText       
 ATLA religion database  FullText     
 BDSL-online AbstractIndex    in German
 Book Review Digest Retrospective AbstractIndex    
 ChoiceReviews.online AbstractIndex    
 Critical companions AbstractIndex    
 Fiction Connection AbstractIndex    
 Handbook Latin Am Studies--LC AbstractIndex     
 Literature Resource Center  FullText     
 MasterFILE Premier  ImageDatabases     
 NationalJournal.com  Directory    
 New York Review of Books  FullText    
 NY times bk review (1996/97-)  FullText    
 NY times bk review (Jun 1980-)  FullText    
 Periodicals Index Online PrimarySources     
 ProQuest  FullText     
 TLS Archive (Oct 1994-6mo ago)  FullText    
 TLS centenary archiv (1902-90)  FullText    
 Wall Street journal (1979-) (Factiva)  FullText    
 Wall Street journal (1984-) (Browse)  FullText    
 Wall Street journal (1984-) (Search)  

Finding Articles in Scholarly Journals

The following selection of Duke Databases provide good starting points for finding English language scholarly articles on topics in historical research.

Research in history is by its very nature interdisciplinary. Please browse the Databases by Subject to identify additional resources for topics like Womens' Studies, Gender Studies, Political Science, the Arts, Ethnology, etc. 

• Academic Search Premier  Duke Database
• Art and Humanities Citation Index  Duke Database 
• ATLA religion database 
• Historical Abstracts 
• Humanities abstracts    
• IBZ Online Duke Database1965 to present
  - earlier in print: Perkins/Bostock Library: Stacks | AI9 .B5
• Info Trac  Duke Database MLA (includes interdisciplinary research) 
• Periodical Index Online 
• Periodicals Archive Online 
• Project Muse 
• Jstore 
• Come to the reference desk for more