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Immigration and the Immigrant ExperienceYour search for information on immigration and the immigrant experience can include books, periodical articles, online databases, and authoritative Internet resources. Books Use the Library Catalog to find books on your subject. The specific call numbers for your topics may be found by searching the catalog. Try the following Library of Congress Subject Headings but remember that this list is by no means conclusive. Additional books can be found by using the keyword search feature in the catalog. You may wish to use of the following Library of Congress subject headings to begin your search
Selected Reference Books Listed below are reference books that may be useful in your research.
Journal and Reference Articles Journals and magazines usually provide the most current information on a topic. Journal articles are more scholarly or professional while magazine articles tend to be shorter and more general. Newspaper articles, while not usually scholarly or professional, can give you the most current news and some additional facts on your topic. To find articles on your topic, select one of the databases listed below and use subject headings or key words similar to those used to locate books.
For remote access to the
library databases, see
E-Resource Login &
Searching Options.
Internet Sites
Angel Island Immigration Station http://www.angelisland.org/immigr02.html
Center for Immigration Studies
Digital History: Immigration http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/immigration_chron.cfm
Ellis Island: The Immigrant Experience http://www.ellisisland.org/Immexp/index.asp
Library of Congress American Memory: Immigration, American Expansion http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Immigration,+American%20Expansion
National Park Service: Historical Themes http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/categrs/index.htm
National Park Service: Immigration http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/categrs/immg.htm
Smithsonian Institution: Migrations in History http://smithsonianeducation.org/migrations/start.html
U. S. National Archives and Records Administration
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