UVM Libraries Research Guides: History of the Holocaust: Using Library Catalogs

Recommended Catalogs

Library Catalogs can be used to search for both primary sources and secondary historical research.

CATQuest This link opens in a new window
This resource provides access to a wide variety of research materials from the UVM Libraries. Use it to locate books, articles, government publications, films, music, images, archival materials, and more.
WorldCat This link opens in a new window
This resource is a searchable database of library collections across the United States, Canada and many other countries. Well over a billion records describe books, multimedia, serials, maps, and other information resources. Materials identified through WorldCat can be ordered through UVM's Interlibrary Loan Service.
Center for Research Libraries Catalog This link opens in a new window
This resource provides access to many research sources that are not available elsewhere in the United States. Materials include international newspapers, foreign language books and theses, and extensive primary sources collections. Request non-digital items through Interlibrary Loan.

Terms for Finding Primary Sources

Library Catalogs (such as the UVM Library Catalog or WorldCat) use predefined terms to describe primary sources. Among the most commonly used terms are:

Correspondence
Description and Travel
Diaries
Documents
Interviews
Letters
Personal Narratives
Sources

For best results use one of these terms and search for it as part of the SUBJECT.

Subject Headings

Library Catalogs (such as the the books in CATQuest or WorldCat) use predefined terms (called Subject Headings) to describe books and other materials. Often subject headings are made up of a string of concepts but you can use the individual concepts as search terms.

Examples of Subject Headings that you might find useful for locating materials for this class include:

Auschwitz (Concentration camp)

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland

Holocaust survivors --Poland

Jewish ghettos --History --20th century

Jews --Persecutions --Poland

Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945 --Concentration camps --Sources

World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland

World War, 1939-1945 --Atrocities --Sources