Research Assistance
Elizabeth Young-Miller
she/her/hers
ASA - The Library Catalog
Using WorldCat
Use WorldCat to find materials in other libraries.
- WorldCat (FirstSearch) This link opens in a new windowWorldCat is a comprehensive library catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide.
Interlibrary Loan
Need to request a copy of a book that's not available at Lehigh? Use Interlibrary Loan to have books sent here. You will get an email when your book is ready for pickup.
Google Books
Try your luck searching the full text of books using Google Books... perhaps the book you need is out of copyright and available in its entirety online. Also the full text searching capability of Google Books might identify something useful that you can get here at Lehigh or borrow through PALCI or Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad).
Hathi Trust
- HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new windowCollection of digitized books and other materials from major U.S. research libraries.
Media and Video
- American History in Video This link opens in a new windowMore than video: a collection of newsreels, archives, public affairs footage, and documentaries, both commercial and government sponsored.
- LOC National Screening RoomFree historic motion pictures available to stream and download. The National Screening Room, a project from the Library of Congress, makes unavailable movies, both copyrighted and in the public domain, freely accessible to the viewers worldwide.
- Vanderbilt Television News ArchiveContains individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN.
- British Pathe'British Pathé is one of the oldest media companies in the world. They were established in London in 1902. Whereas all professional usages still require a licence fee but they do offer free "preview" facilities on this site.
- Life Photo Archive Via GoogleSearch millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting: FolksLPB has made 210 episodes of Folks, a minority affairs program that aired from 1981-1990, freely available for streaming here on the LDMA. The series highlighted issues related to African Americans and other minority groups in Louisiana, as well as lighter stories highlighting the state’s unique culture.