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HIS 216: Local News, History and Resources

Information pertaining to Poughkeepsie, the Hudson Valley, and the state of New York

Searching the Catalog

  1. Create a list of broad and narrow keywords for your topic. If you need keyword ideas, use a thesaurus or an encyclopedia (see Getting Started with Research).
  2. Check your spelling!
  3. Search using just keywords. Don't type sentences. Use only 2 or 3 keywords at a time.
  4.  Use  AND, OR, NOT between keyword
  • AND - all results will have ALL words
  • OR - results will contain EITHER one word OR the other
  • NOT - results will NOT contain a particular word

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Search for Books/eBooks

Use this search box to find books to check out from the library and to find eBooks which you can read on your computer and most mobile devices.

Hudson Valley eBooks

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Browsing the Stacks

  • 911.747 Historical geography - New York
  • 974.7 Northeastern United States - New York
Subjects: History

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