It is possible to do a quick and dirty, one box keyword search of the contents of the MSU Libraries' web site, starting at the left side of the Libraries' home page. The results will be sorted into several categories to follow up on: articles from journals, books/media from our online catalog, databases, library research guides like this one, other. To learn to do more traditional online catalog searches read on.
Below the general search box, click on Books and Media to search for physical, paper/cloth bound books, paper/cloth bound journals, physical media, such as DVDs or microforms, or individually cataloged electronic items.
In Books and Media, click on the down arrow on the right side of the form, where it says "Catalog." Choose the type of search you want to do. In the box to the right put in your search terms. Enter author's name either last name, first name or first name last name. Omit initial articles in book titles; include them as they occur within the book title itself. To search by L.C. subject heading, it may be better to use the Browse Alphabetically by Subject lower down in the list than Catalog: Subject, because those results will show the surrounding subject headings and number of hits retrieved. See below for more about subject headings. After you receive your results, notice that you can filter them in various ways, by using the facets along the left side of the page.
Advanced Search allows for combination of more than one search aspect, such as author and title, several keywords, or subject heading and keywords, etc.
Below the general search box, click on E Books and Journals to search for journals in electronic form or individual electronic books that will have been received by the Library in a package. You may need to check both Books and Media and E Books and Journals to find your electronic book.
Subject headings are words and phrases established by the Library of Congress that describe a work based on what a cataloger determines it is actually about. Below are some subject headings relevant to work on British policy in the Middle East from 1914-1948. Organizations and individuals may also be subjects; they are not listed here comprehensively. For more possibilities consult the Library of Congress' List of Subject Headings, a set of fat red books found in Reference at Z 696...
Arab countries--history--20th c.
Arab countries--history--Arab Revolt, 1916-1918
Arab countries--politics and government
Arab nationalism
Balfour declaration
Ben Gurion, David, 1886-1973
Bevin, Ernest, 1881-1951
Great Britain--colonies--history
Great Britain--foreign relations--20th c.
Great Britain--foreign relations--1901-1936
Great Britain--foreign relations--1936
Great Britain--foreign relations--1936-1945
Great Britain--history--20th c.
Great Britain--history--George V, 1910-1936
Great Britain--history--Edward VIII, 1936
Great Britain--history--George VI, 1936-1952
Great Britain--politics and government--20th c.
Great Britain--politics and government, 1910-1936
Great Britain--politics and government, 1936
Great Britain--politics and government, 1936-1945
Haganah Organization
Hejaz (Saudi Arabia)
Iraq
Iraq--history
Iraq--history--Revolt, 1920
Iraq--history--1921-
Iraq--history--Hashemite Kingdom, 1921-1958
Jerusalem--history
Jewish-Arab relations--history--1917-1948
Jewish Agency
Jewish nationalism
Jordan
Jordan--history--20th c.
Jordan--history--1919-1946
Jordan--history--1946-1952
Jordan--politics and government
League of Nations
Mandates
Mandates--Great Britain
Mandates--Iraq
Mandates--Jordan
Mandates--Middle East
Mandates--Palestine
Middle East
Middle East--politics and government-1914-1945
Nationalism
Palestine
Palestine--history--1799-1917
Palestine--history--1917-1948
Palestine--history--1929-1948
Palestine--history--Arab Rebellion--1936-1939
Palestine--history--Arab riots, 1920 [or 1949]
Palestine--history--Proposed Partition, 1937
Palestine--history--Partition, 1947
Palestine--politics and government, 1917-1948
Paris Peace Conference, 1919-1920
Partition, territorial
Samuel, Herbert Louis Vicount, 1870-1963
Terrorism
Terrorism--Palestine
Terrorism--religious aspects
Terrorists
World Zionist Organization
Zionism
Zionists
