1) The Home Page of the SJSU/Public (King) Library
     The SJSU Library http://www.sjlibrary.org/. This will take you to many links in the library      and, of course to the library catalog system so you can search for books.

2) The URL for the Library Catalog
     http://mill1.sjlibrary.org/

3) How Do I Get a Library Card and Pin Number to Use Library Databases from     Off-Campus?
     At this point in time (just after the opening of the King Library--August 2003), you must go in      person to the circulation desk on the first floor of the King Library. Take your Tower or      student card with you. Henceforth your student ID or Tower card will not serve as a library      card. For further information, call one of the following numbers:
     
     Call Center (408) 808-2000
     Circulation Desk (408) 808-2000.

4) The History Department Web page
     It is: www.sjsu.edu/depts/history.
     This site has much general useful information about the history department including its      faculty, programs, courses and links to various resource sites.

5) The History Librarian's Home Page (Jo Bell Whitlatch)
     It is: www.sjlibrary.org/research/databases/sguide_subjectList.htm?subj=History&getType=
     major. This is a gold mine of information with links to many sites in all fields of history. It      provides links to sites at the King library and to many other regional and national libraries.      The site is very well annotated and organized, and you should spend two hours at least      exploring this site and the major links.

6) Link+: Need to Get a Book Quickly But It's Not in the King Library
     Go to http://www.sjlibrary.org/services/request/linkplus.htm.

     Link+ is a consortium of 20 or so libraries in N. California that collaborate to provide very fast      access to each others collections. Books can be obtained in 3-5 days (Articles in journals      that we do not possess cannot be obtained by Link+, but can be obtained via Inter Library      Services-See below). You can fill out a request on line by going to this site. Note that      when you are in the SJSU catalog looking up a book, you will see on the page a menu or      link to LINK+ so that you can immediately search in that database. You will need a library      ID number which will usually be your social security number plus "01." To obtain a library ID      number you must register with the circulation system. If you have problems contact the      circulation desk on the first floor of Clark Library either in person or by calling 924-2710. Be      aware that if a book is checked out from the collection, it can be recalled immediately no      matter how long it is checked out for. But it is almost always quicker to request a book      from Link+ than to recall it from the King library. It will, or could, take you took weeks or      more, possibly, to get a recalled book. If you encounter a missing book, please ask for a      search and let a faculty member or Jo Whitlatch (408-808-2005 or jwhitlat@email.sjsu.edu) know      that it is missing so we can replace it from a special fund.

7) Inter Library Services (ILS)
     The URL for requesting books oin Inter Library Loan is:      http://www.sjlibrary.org/services/request/ill.htm.
     If you can't find a book at the King Library or via Link+, or an article in a periodical that is      not owned by the King Library, you can request the book or article via ILS. But be sure to      try SJSU or Link+ first as they are faster. Obtaining a book or article from ILS will take from      2-4 weeks depending on where your source is located. By going to the above site you can      fill in a request on-line. Provide as much information as possible. In the case of articles try      and supply the page numbers. You will get a copy of the article free.

8) Melvyl (The Online Catalog of the University of California): The Best      Local/Regional Catalog.
     The URL is: http://melvyl.cdlib.org/.
     Melvyl is an on line catalog system for all the University of California libraries and a few      others including the state library. As such it has a database of over 12 million books      compared with SJSU's one million. It makes sense to go to this database for bibliographic      searching. A very useful feature of Melvyl is that it is very easy by checking a citation to      then mail it to your e-mail address.

9) The Library of Congress: The Nearest Thing to a National Library.
     The URL is: http://catalog.loc.gov/.
     The Library of Congress has the most comprehensive collection of books in the country. It's      worth doing basic bibliographic searching here and comparing your results with what you      find in Melvyl. And if you can't find something in Melvyl it may be in this database.

10) How Do I Find Out What Books Are on Course Reserves?
      http://www.sjlibrary.org/services/reserves/index.htm.
      At this site you can search for what books are on reserve by course number or the       professors name.

11) How do I Buy a Book That I need Urgently?
      As a general rule do not buy a book by ordering in person through a book store. The fastest       way to obtain a book is usually to call the publisher of the book and order it with a credit       card. Almost all publishers have toll free numbers. Call 800 5551212 to find out or go to       their web site and get the information. Books, of course can also be ordered over the       internet at places such as www.amazon.com and www.bibliofind.com. The latter site will       search for second hand books, out of print books and often sell new books at a discount as       well. Most internet book sites will sell at a discount and not charge you sales tax (which       you will of course pay to the state when tax day comes), but keep in mind that sometimes       this saving is offset by delivery and handling charges. For other on-line book shopping see       Jo Whitlatch's home page. Go to section entitled "Books and Book Reviews" and then go       down to "Bookstores." Try calling local/regional bookstores. Aside from the two big chains:       Barnes and Noble and Borders, the best academic bookstores in the area are: The Stanford       University bookstore, and in Berkeley: Cody's, and University Press Bookstore.

12) Guides to Archives, Collections, and Possibly Digitized Primary Sources.
      For archives in California go to the California Digital Library       http://sunsite2.berkeley.edu/oac/ This is new but not comprehensive, but it has some great       stuff on it. To search for primary sources at libraries outside of California go to       http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html.
      To search all special collections with a newish search engine go to northernlight.com and       use the "special collections" search category.

13) H-Net: How Historians Talk to Each Other.
      Go to: http://www.h-net.org/lists. For more information in general about H-Net, go to the       main page at http://www.h-net.org/. There are now over 100 history discussion lists. On       these lists historians debate major issues, post notice of conferences; make research       enquiries et al. You should subscribe to one of these lists. It is easy to subscribe and       unsubscribe and with most lists you will not be buried in messages. In addition, some       lists, such as H-Calif, have excellent links to resources in the field.

14) How do I find Journal Articles in Full Text and Access Database       Bibliographies?
      Go first to:
      http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/databases/sguide_subjectList.htm?
      This site provides a comprehensive list of history bibliographic databases and sources for       getting articles in full text that current SJSU students, staff, and faculty may use, and that       are available through the King Library. To access these databases from off-campus you will       need a library card number and your assigned pin number.
      The history journals that you can access in full text are held in the JSTOR database       http://www.jstor.org and the Project Muse database http://muse.jhu.edu/muse.html.
      If you have problems contact Jo Whitlatch at jobell@sjsu.edu.  

15) What's the Best Source for a Listing of Sites in History?
      No one source can be both comprehensive and up-to-date by definition. The best source is       a new book entitled The History Highway 3.0. This book is available at the King library 2nd       floor Reference. Call number D16.117.H57 2002. It has just been published and the library       will soon acquire a copy. It will be kept in the reference area on the first floor. You can buy       one for $25-30 in paper from M.E. Sharpe 800 541-6563 or www.mesharpe.com. The best       general site for general information on U.S. History is http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/.