OskiCat is the online catalog for many of the campus libraries (but not all). Oski will reveal which books and periodicals we have along with what's in our film and map collections. It does not contain indivisual periodical articles; to find them, you must use indexes.
A productive way to begin using Oski is by doing a key word search. For instance, try this search:
indian* captivit* narrative*
At 2:54 on February 21, 2013, this search produced 645 records. Using the box that, by default, says Entire Collection, you may sort the results or limit to specific formats or library locations. You may also sort by date or title. Let's take a look at a record:
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Women's Indian captivity narratives / edited with an introduction and notes by Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-Stodola. |
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New York : Penguin Books, 1998. |
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 Permanent link for this record: http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b15166828~S1 |
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From this record, you'll see the full title of the book, its editors, place and year of publication and publisher. You'll also see that the book is available in two libraries, Moffitt and the Ethnic Studies Library (clicking on Native American Studies links you to Ethnic Studies). You'll find the call number and see that neither copy is checked out. Clicking on the Library of Congress Subject Heading Indian captivities--United States will lead you to more items with this particular subject heading.
Let's look at another record:
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Christie, Stuart, 1967- |
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Plural sovereignties and contemporary indigenous literature / Stuart Christie. |
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New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. |
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Permanent link for this record: http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b17621407~S1 |
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Click on Christie's name. Has he written other books? on this subject? Who publishes his books--you're starting to establish Christie's expertise on the subject. What do you know, if anything, about the press? The records shows that Christie includes a bibliography of references, and the length of the bibliography indicates that it's extensive and might be helpful to you in your research. You may also look for book reviews in America: History and Life or in Academic Search Complete. What do you know, if anything, about the press?
When a book is checked out, use the Request buttom just under the blue Oski banner to initiate a recall. The library will get in touch with the person who has the book and ask that it be returned within the next week. Use the Request button to bring back items stored in NRLF, the regional storage facility.
You may encounter records such as this one:
| Corporate Author |
Edward E. Ayer Collection (Newberry Library) |
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Narratives of captivity among the Indians of North America [electronic resource] : a list of books and manuscripts on this subject in the Edward E. Ayer Collection of the Newberry Library : Supplement I / by Clara A. Smith ... |
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Chicago, Ill. : The Newberry Library, 1928. |
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 Permanent link for this record: http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b19221702~S1 |
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HathiTrust is one of several sources for online books. Click on the link to get to the item.
