Why Use Books?
Books are a great resource to use when searching for general information on a topic. They are useful for understanding a topic in its context and provide summaries of existing research as well as offer a historical perspective.
Books are best found using the Search feature in our Library Catalogue.
Research Guides
Library Catalogue
Scholarly books are a great resource - watch this video to learn how to recognize one. (2:29)
This video explains how to enter keywords into the catalogue to find books on a particular topic. (1:13)
This video shows you how to search by book title using the library catalogue. (0:47)
Relevant Call Numbers
Our books are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification system. When looking for books in 20th Century Caribbean History it is a good idea to start with Class D- World History and History of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Etc. and Class E- History of the Americas.
Subclasses that may be of interest to you include:
DA 90-125 Antiquities Social life and customs. Ethnography
DT 15-16 Ethnography of Africa
E 29 Elements in the population of America
African Diaspora in the Cultures of Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States by Call Number: DT 16.5. A327 2015
The Black Diaspora of the Americas by Call Number: E 29. N34513 2011
Inside Babylon by Call Number: DA 125. W4 I57 1993
Stories of Identity among Black, Middle Class, Second Generation Caribbeans by Call Number: E 184 .C27 L665 2018
Our books are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification system. When looking for books in 20th Century Caribbean History it is a good idea to start with Class P- Language & Literature.
Subclasses that may be of interest to you include:
PR 8309-9680 English literature: Provincial, local, etc.
PS 1-3576 American literature
Emigration and Caribbean Literature by Call Number: PR 9205.05 .M38 2015
Hispanic Caribbean Literature of Migration by Call Number: PS 153 .H56 H57 2010
Look for Me All Around You by Call Number: PS 508 .C27 L66 2005
Resources
What?
Historiography examines a collection of historical writings on a particular topic and analyzes the different approaches to and interpretations of the topic. It also recognizes the major thinkers and arguments surrounding the topic as well as any major changes that have risen in approaching the topic over time.
Why?
Historiography operates as a dialogue between historians that emphasizes the main points of the discussion and informs the reader of the most important facets of the dialogue and in this way demonstrates the author's authority on the topic.
How?
It is important to become familiar with your topic on a broader scale. Your historiography should then establish and connect the major thinkers and arguments on your topic.
(adapted from: http://www.trentu.ca/history/workbook/historiography.php)
Historiography by Call Number: D 13 .C576 2012
Historiography by Call Number: D 13 .S635 2012
Constructing Vernacular Culture in the Trans-Caribbean by Call Number: PN 849 .C3 C55 2008
English-Speaking Caribbean Immigrants by Call Number: JV 6201 .E54 2014
Queer Narratives of the Caribbean Diaspora by Call Number: PN 849 .C3 P43 2013
Writers of the Caribbean Diaspora by Call Number: PN 849 .C3 S55 2009
