text: Books - HIST 469 Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Europe - LibGuides at Washington State University
  HIST 469 Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Europe
  Primary Sources: Tips and Tricks
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  AND will search for BOTH of the words together (witchcraft AND Europe will bring back resources that have both of those words)
  OR will search for EITHER of the words (this is good for when you have synonyms, or want to search for multiple places or people at once. Example: infanticide AND (Germany OR Italy)
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  Search primary sources by adding the following to your keyword search in Search It: sources, correspondence, letters, personal narratives, diaries, church records, wills, documents etc. For example: vagabonding AND (transcripts OR proceedings).
  Once you find one or two great books for using your keywords, begin to look at the subject headings that were applied to that book. These can be found by clicking on the book's title in Search It and scrolling down the full record. NOTE: Not every book will have subject headings, and some may be more extensive than others (so, do not rely on subject headings, but use it in combination with keywords). Clicking on that subject heading will bring you to a list of all of the results that also have that subject heading applied. For example:
  Witchcraft--Europe--History
  Violence--Europe--History
  Marriage Law--Europe--History
  You can also add keywords to your subject headings, in advanced search. So, if you search Witchcraft--Europe--History as a subject heading, you could add Trials, Germany, Medicine as your keywords - whatever keywords fit your more specific topic.
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  Ordering a Book from WorldCat and Summit using Search It
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  Requesting Physical Items (Books, DVDs)
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  If you see the following statement underneath a book in the catalog rather than "Holland/Terrell Stacks," this means that the book is available electronically via our HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access system. This program is in effect while the library is closed and provides immediate electronic access to a number of books in our catalog. For information on how to "check out" this type of electronic book, click on the link below.