Books - HIST 5350: Brown, R. - LibGuides at Texas State University-San Marcos

InterLibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a
lending service available
to current Texas State students
and employees. ILL borrows
items from other libraries that
the Alkek Library does not own.

Use ILLIAD, the online
interlibrary loan request system,
to order your ILL items.

It is free to use this service.
Typical turnaround for a
book is 1-2 weeks. If articles
are found in electronic
format,requests can be sent
to you via email.

Contact & Pick-up Info:

Items may be picked up at the Circulation Desk on the 2nd
floor of the Library.

Please call 512.245.4893 or
email with additional
questions.

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Subject headings can help

The Alkek Library has a wealth of books and other resources in our online catalog which will be useful when studying the American frontier

This type of search will get you to both primary sources and secondary sources which will help lead to primary sources.

Here are some examples of subject headings- (using these as a starting point and then clicking on others that appear in the catalog for books of interest can be a useful research strategy)

West (U.S.) -- Historiography

West U S History

United States Territorial Expansion

West U S Discovery And Exploration

Frontier And Pioneer Life United States

Frontier And Pioneer Life United States Historiography

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Looking for something not owned by Alkek Library?

Worldcat is a database containing catalog records from libraries around the world. This is a great place to identify materials you might want to request on interlibrary loan, if our library doesn't own them.

Worldcat
Citations to books, manuscripts, websites & internet resources, maps, computer programs, musical scores, films, slides, newspapers, journals and magazines, sound recordings, articles, chapters, papers, & videotapes

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