Voices of Civil War America : contemporary accounts of daily life by 
The American Civil War by 
African Americans and the Civil War by 
This Republic of Suffering by 
Civil War Almanac by 
American Civil War by 
Abolition Movement by 
A World on Fire by |
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March by Geraldine BrooksRead for First session |
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Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam by James Mc.PhersonRead for fourth session
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America's War: Talking About the Civil War and Emancipation on their 150th Anniversaries, Edited by Edward L. Ayers
Edited by Edward L. Ayers, America’s War is an anthology of Civil War writing originally published between 1852 and 2008. Co-published by the American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities, America’s War was created in support of the national reading and discussion program for libraries “Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War.”
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There are several options for locating print and electronic books.
First, you may search the CUNY+ Online Catalog to find books, multimedia materials, and other resources. (See the demonstration below.) You may limit your search to Queensborough, or include all of the CUNY libraries. Both paper and digital versions of books are accessible through this catalog.
One collection of books in digital format, (electronic books that may be read on a computer) is eBrary - These e-books may be located through CUNY+.
Another e-book collection may be accessed through Netlibrary - This contains many books that have been purchased in a digitized format, as well as a number of works in the public domain.
Another search tool that the QCC community may use is Worldcat , an international catalog which can locate a book in any library in the world.
The demonstration below shows you how to use the online CATALOG to find a book by topic. The best way to search is by "ALL FIELDS," using "KEY WORDS joined by the word,"and."
Select the book you want by clicking under "Location," (Queensborough) in the database. This will provide the "address" of the book, referred to as the "CALL NUMBER." Now you will be able to go to the shelf and locate the book by going to the area indicated, along with th e "CALL NUMBER." The word "Stacks" refers to books in the circulating collection mainly on the third floor of the QCC Library. "New Books" are in the New Book location on the second floor; "Leisure Reading " books are on the second floor in the Leisure Reading location. Reference and Reserve books are located on the second floor.
Circulating books may be checked out by going to the CHECK-OUT DESK with your CUNY ID Card. Up to six books may be checked out during any given period.
Reference and Reserve books may be used only in the Library.
Librarians are always available to help you find a book. Never be afraid to ask.
Use
the INDEX to locate information within a book. The INDEX is a list in
alphabetical order of topics covered in a single or multiple volume
work. It is found at the end of the work, and provides page and/or
volume numbers for locating information on a particular topic. Search
for an author by last name. Search for the title of a work by the FIRST
word in the title, EXCEPT WHEN THE TITLE BEGINS WITH "A," "AN," or
"THE." Ignore these words here, and search by the SECOND word.
