| General
arrangement |
| The
lists of books are arranged according to two factors: |
| 1 |
Areas
of Scotland (Glasgow, Edinburgh, etc.) These are described in the
Help page called areas
of Scotland. |
| 2 |
Subjects
(history, geography, transport, etc.). The are described in the Help
page called subjects. |
| |
The
subjects are subdivided into topics and more information about
these is given in the Help page called subjects
and topics. |
| Simple
Search for a book about Scotland |
| If
you want to find a book that deals with a Scotland-wide subject then
follow these steps: |
| 1 |
Go
to the Scotland
Booksearch page. |
| 2 |
Select
a "subject". |
| 3 |
Select
a "topic". This will now give you a booklist. |
| Simple
Search for a book about eg. Glasgow |
| If
you want to find a book that deals solely with a Glasgow subject then
follow these steps: |
| 1 |
Go
to the Scotland
Booksearch page. |
| 2 |
Select
"Glasgow" in the "areas" column. |
| 3 |
Select
a "subject". |
| 4 |
Select
a "topic". This will now give you a booklist.
In some cases, a book will appear in more than one booklist. |
| Example
1: |
a
history book covering two centuries would be included in the booklist
for each of the centuries. If the book covered three or more centuries,
it would probably be included in History`s "general" topic
booklist. |
| Example
2: |
a
history book about "The Auld Alliance" (with France) would
be included in the subject "History" and the subject "genealogy
and links with other countries". |
| Looking
for books in various subjects |
| If
the books you want all deal with the same area (eg. Glasgow) but are
on different subjects then follow these steps: |
| 1 |
Follow
the Simple Search instructions above for your first subject. |
| 2 |
Select
a new subject. |
| 3 |
Select
a new topic. |
| Looking
for books in various areas |
| 1 |
Follow
the Simple Search instructions above for your first area. |
| 2 |
Select
a new area. |
| 3 |
Select
a subject. |
| 4 |
Select
a topic. |
Advanced
Search over different areas
Many books cover more than one area. Consquently,
some books are included in more than one areas` booklist.
An
example: If you are looking for a book on the Scottish shipbuilding industry
then the relevant books should be in the "Scotland" area under
the subject heading "Industry". However, if you are looking
for shipbuilding on the River Clyde then most books will probably be in
the "Glasgow" area. Other books could be in the West Dumbartonshire
area (for Clydebank) or in the Inverclyde section (for Greenock). A general
survey of Clydeside shipbuilding would be found in the Central and South
Scotland region.
You
can also use the yellow link on the right to get to Amazon`s Power Search.
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