Population
Studies Research Guide
Library Catalogs
Library Catalogs
UMass Amherst Library
Catalog
Search for books, journals, and other materials by author,
title, subject, keyword, call number, journal title, etc. For materials
on a specific subject, enter your term(s) into the Subject
or Keyword search
boxes. The Library of Congress Subject Headings (Z695.L695+) located
near the Reference Desk suggests search terms (subject headings). Some
examples of relevant subject headings in Population Studies follow.
Demography
Emigration
and Immigration
Human
Ecology
You can also look
for material covering different parts of the world by typing the region
first. For example:
United
States Population
Latin
America Population
Other Library Catalogs
To expand your research to other libraries try the following
catalogs. Ways
to obtain materials not owned by UMass Amherst Libraries.
Four
College Catalog
Search the Library Catalog of Smith,
Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, and Amherst Colleges.
Virtual
Catalog
Search the library catalogs of many academic and public
libraries in New England.
WorldCat
(off-campus access restricted to UMass Amherst students,
faculty and staff with an OIT
account)
Search
the catalogs of thousands of libraries around the world.
CW/MARS
Catalog
Contains records for the materials of public, academic,
school, regional, and special libraries in Central and Western Massachusetts.
Find Library
Materials by Call Numbers
The
Library Catalog provides a call number for each item. The call number
consists of an alpha-numeric string based on the Library of Congress classification
system. View
an example of how to read a call number. Information on Population
Studies can be found primarily in the 'HB' call number area. Other call
number areas are 'GF' - Human Ecology. Specific topics and locations follow.
GF- Human Ecology
(18th floor)
HB - Demography
(18th floor)
HT - Cities, Communities, Races,
Classes (17th floor)
JV - Emigration and Immigration
(8th floor)
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