RESEARCH “TO DO” LIST Determine basic battle information  names known by  what war-campaign  opposing leader  countries involved  other important information  what information do you need for the assignment Catalog search  check the catalog and the shelves  check the book table of contents and index BATTLE OF COWPENS E-Resource search  check journal databases  check e-books Internet search  government publications  online books  journals, articles

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CATALOG SEARCH TITLE: THE FIRST WORLD WAR AUTHOR: KEEGAN, JOHN RESULT - ITEM RECORD Click on the title for more information

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOUND BY CLICKING ON THE TITLE IN THE ITEM RECORD

EXCELLENT ITEM RECORD Title D-Day to Berlin : victory in Europe day by day. Description 189 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. Imprint New York, NY : Chartwell Books, Inc., c2013. Summary "D-Day to Berlin covers this whole campaign, showing how both technical excellence and personal courage were necessary for success; how bitter quarrels between Allied generals were eventually resolved; and how largely untried troops created fearsome fighting units that swept to victory in May 1945"--P. [2] of cover. Contents Part 1: D-Day: The early hours -- Utah Beach -- Omaha Beach -- Gold Beach -- Juno Beach -- Sword Beach -- June 7-12, Part 2: The battle for Normandy, June 10-August 31, 1944: -- Cracking the German defenses -- Hard fighting in the Bocage -- Breakout and the Falaise Pocket. Part 3: Arnhem, September-November, 1944: Market Garden -- The battle for Lorraine -- Planning the German counter. Part 4: Battle of the Bulge, December 5-30, 1944: The Allied counterattack -- Unconditional surrender. Subject World War, Campaigns -- Europe. World War, Campaigns -- France -- Normandy. World War, Campaigns -- Netherlands. World War, Campaigns -- Belgium. World War, Campaigns -- Germany. Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, Ardennes, Battle of the, Title D-Day to Berlin : victory in Europe day by day. Description 189 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. Imprint New York, NY : Chartwell Books, Inc., c2013. Summary "D-Day to Berlin covers this whole campaign, showing how both technical excellence and personal courage were necessary for success; how bitter quarrels between Allied generals were eventually resolved; and how largely untried troops created fearsome fighting units that swept to victory in May 1945"--P. [2] of cover. Contents Part 1: D-Day: The early hours -- Utah Beach -- Omaha Beach -- Gold Beach -- Juno Beach -- Sword Beach -- June 7-12, Part 2: The battle for Normandy, June 10-August 31, 1944: -- Cracking the German defenses -- Hard fighting in the Bocage -- Breakout and the Falaise Pocket. Part 3: Arnhem, September-November, 1944: Market Garden -- The battle for Lorraine -- Planning the German counter. Part 4: Battle of the Bulge, December 5-30, 1944: The Allied counterattack -- Unconditional surrender. Subject World War, Campaigns -- Europe. World War, Campaigns -- France -- Normandy. World War, Campaigns -- Netherlands. World War, Campaigns -- Belgium. World War, Campaigns -- Germany. Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, Ardennes, Battle of the, DETAILED INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SEARCH TERMS

ITEM RECORD Not all records in the catalog are complete. Compare these two records for the same book.

WOODWORTH LIBRARY USES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) was developed to organize and arrange the book collections of the Library of Congress. Over time the system was adopted for use by other libraries and today is one of the most widely used library classification systems in the world. 21 basic classes each identified by a letter of the alphabet Example: D, E, F, U All 21 classes can be further subdivided by 2 or 3 letter combinations Example: DA, DD... DS, DT Arrangement of topics goes from general information to specific Example: D GENERAL HISTORY D World War I ( ) D World War II ( ) DS ASIA DS41-66 Middle East, Southwestern Asia, Ancient Orient, Arab East, Near East DS Iran (Persia) DS Southern Asia DS Afghanistan

Military Related Library of Congress D HISTORY: GENERAL, EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA E-F HISTORY: AMERICA G GEOGRAPHY U MILITARY SCIENCE V NAVAL SCIENCE End Caps

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ITEM RECORD Where the item can be found in the library Where on the shelf the item can be found. On the item (book) the Call No. label will look like this... Is the item available for check out D 521.K

The average call number has four lines on a label and each of those lines are read differently. DThe first line is made up of 1-3 letters, and is read in alphabetical order 521The second line is made up of whole numbers, and is read numerically. The numbers sometimes have decimals..K345The third line number represents the author’s last name or book’s title. It is read first alphabetically by letter, and then the numbers are read as decimal The last line is the year of publication, and is read in chronological order. Some labels might have more than four lines including... Another line like line three above without decimal Designation that the book is part of a series HOW LIBRARY CONGRESS CALL NUMBERS ARE ARRANGED ON THE SHELVES

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RESEARCH Determine basic battle information  names known by  what war-campaign  opposing leader  countries involved  other important information  what information do you need for the assignment Catalog search  check the catalog and the shelves  check the book table of contents and index TRADOC Regulation the TRADOC commander directs the schools to develop courses to develop agile, adaptive, and innovative military leaders skilled in critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. To help develop those skills you have been given an assignment which requires you do the necessary research to find the information needed. Woodworth Consolidated Library provides access to information. This Library Orientation and Research Guide will assist you in finding the information needed. E-Resource search  check journal databases  check e-books Internet search  government publications  online books  journals, articles REMEMBER THE “TO DO” LIST Tips for doing research  print out the hand out  use the tips to find material Ask a librarian for assistance  questions  assistance with problems GOOD LUCK IN YOUR RESEARCH!