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SPAN 190 - Mexico-US Border Spaces

This guide is designed to assist students in Professor Hartfield-Mendez Spring 2023 Freshman Seminar with their research

Locating Books at Emory - Subject Headings

Library Search, Emory Libraries Catalog -- use to locate books and the titles of magazines

  Look at the subject headings attached to the results of this search and Browse on them.

"Hispanic" and "Latino" are frequently used in literature describing native Spanish-speaking populations in the United States. "Latinx" is a fairly recent term and will bring back fewer results. Here are examples of Library of Congress subject headings that indicate differences in those groups:

  • Hispanic Americans
  • Cuban Americans
  • Mexican Americans

These subject headings generally refer to U.S. citizens descended from particular regions or countries.

Use the following Library of Congress subject headings to indicate more recently arrived Latin American citizens who are living and working in the United States:

  • Mexicans--Texas
  • Colombians--United States
  • Central Americans--Arizona

Here are some other subject headings that may be useful:

  • Mexico--Emigration and immigration
  • Southern States--Emigration and immigration
  • United States--Emigration and immigration
  • Adult education--country or region
  • Children's literature, Spanish, Mexican, Hispanic American, etc.
  • Citizenship--country or region
  • Education, Bilingual--country or region
  • Family violence--country or state
  • Gangs--country or state
  • Illegal aliens
  • Immigrant Children
  • Mexican American Border Region
  • Naturalization--country or region
  • Undocumented immigrants

Locating Books at Emory

Emory Libraries uses the Library of Congress (LC) Classification System to organize its books. Unlike the Dewey Decimal System, the LC scheme uses a combination of letters and numbers. This system allows each item to have a unique call number and place in the stacks. Library of Congress classification groups together works on the same subject. 

Library of Congress Call Numbers

Explanation of Library of Congress Call Numbers

CALL NUMBER GUIDE WOODRUFF LIBRARY

Stacks Tower Level

10       Rose Library
9         Closed 
8         A - DC
7         DD - HD2499
6         HD2500 - JK & N-NX
5         JL - LT, P - PR999
4         PR1000 - Z

Lobby Wing Level (Music and Media Library)

4         M - MZ 

Science Commons

QD

Health Sciences Library

QH, QM, QP, QR, SF, W

Recalls and Requests

How to Request 

You may request items held by all Emory Libraries. You will be notified once the item is available at your chosen pickup location.

Please note that items requested from the Library Service Center and Oxford College Library are usually sent within two business days. 

To request an item from another Emory Library:

  • Log in to your Library Search account
  • Look up the item and open the item record
  • Click on the Locate/Request This Item
  • Click on Request Physical Item

Recall a Checked Out Item

You may recall items that are currently checked out to other patrons. Initiating a recall request will shorten the due date for the item to ten days from the date of the recall. You will be notified once the item is returned.

To recall an item:

  • Log in to your Library Search account
  • Look up the item and open the item record
  • Click on Locate/Request This Item
  • Click on Request Physical Item

For more information, please click on this link.