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HH462: Seminar in Advanced Studies

Resources to support USNA midshipmen research related to the HH462 History Seminar course - Fall 2021

Nimitz Library - Library Catalog

Search the Nimitz Library Catalog to identify books, audiovisuals, and more on your topic.

Library Catalog

These are common call number areas you are likely to find:

  • B -- philosophy and religion
  • C -- civilizations in general
  • D -- World history
  • E -- U.S. History
  • N -- art and architecture
  • U -- military science
  • V -- naval science

 

Call numbers A-K are shelved on the second floor; call numbers L-Z are shelved on the third floor.

Time Saving Tip

Remember to check the footnotes or endnotes as well as the bibliography in any scholarly book you use.  This often leads you to a variety of possible additional sources, including primary sources.

Ebook Collections

Book Reviews

Understanding the content and context of book review sources can help you better understand the inherent value of book reviews to scholars and general readers alike.   One way to start is to compare reviews of the same book, as they appeared in different publications, each with their own intended audience in mind.

Smith, Jason W. To Master the Boundless Sea The U.S. Navy, the Marine Environment, and the Cartography of Empire.
          Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2018. Print.

This title, published in 2018, has been extensively reviewed in the following publications & research journals:

Journal of Military History

Journal of Maritime History

Sea History

Diplomatic History

Journal of American History

Choice Reviews

Naval History Magazine

Journal for Maritime Research

Isis (A Journal of the History of Science)

H-Net

Note that for some reason Google Books lists no reviews

 

 

Books Beyond Nimitz Library

Use WorldCat to search the catalogs of thousands of other libraries.  If Nimitz Library doesn't have a title you need, use the Interlibrary Loan link above to request borrowing a copy.

Interlibrary Loan