How to Find Sources Through International Medieval Bibliography

How to Find Sources through Bibliography of British and Irish History.

Bibliography of British and Irish History is a great search tool for researchers studying topics related to the history of Ireland, Britain, the British Empire, and Commonwealth countries. It covers the period from 55 B.C.E. to the present day. It can help you identify a wide range of scholarly sources like journal articles, book chapters, and books.

From the main search screen, click "Advanced Search" for a greater range of options.

Enter your search terms at the top

[On the advanced search screen, the words “poaching AND law” have been entered into the search box labeled “Search Anywhere.” All the letters in the word “AND” are capitalized.]

and set any other limitations, such as date of publication or the range of dates that your topic covers.

[There are additional options to limit search, including identifying search term as the author, title, or place name]

The numbers that appear at the right of the search area as you are entering terms give you a preview of the number of hits the search will return.

From the results list, click on the title to view more information about the item you've found

Before accessing and reading the whole source, review the details provided in the record to determine if the source going to be useful.

The official classification details listed in the record are particularly helpful. If you see one that's relevant, click on it to see if there are other items classified in the same way.

[Classification details shown include subjects (e.g. “Intellectual, cultural and artistic history”); place name (e.g. the "England" branch of "Britain"); and period covered (e.g. “1638-1642”).]

To see if we have access to the full text of the item, click on the "Get it at Guelph" icon at the top of the record. This will check if the item is accessible through another one of our databases.

Don't forget to try a variety of different searches using different combinations of terms to achieve different results.

[A new search using the words “hunting AND laws” has been entered into the search box labeled “Search anywhere.” All the letters in the word “AND” are capitalized. This search produces a different result set.]

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