Books
Most of the books used for the study of History are located on Level 2 West. The main call number range for these books is C-F. Welsh History books are mainly located in the Welsh Collection, which is also on Level 2 West and have the call number W/DA. Some books on military history are located in the U section which is on Level 2 East. Some books on the history of medicine (e.g. books on the Black Death etc.) are located in the R section on Level 2 East.
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C-F
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History |
Level 2 West |
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D
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History - General |
Level 2 West |
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DA
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History - British |
Level 2 West |
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DB-DR
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History - European |
Level 2 West |
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DE-DG
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History - Greek & Roman |
Level 2 West |
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DS-DU
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History - Asian, African, Australian |
Level 2 West |
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E
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History - North American |
Level 2 West |
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F
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History - The Americas |
Level 2 West |
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HC-HD
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Economic History |
Level 2 West |
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J
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Politics |
Level 1 West |
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W/DA
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History - Wales |
Level 2 West |
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U
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Military History |
Level 2 East |
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R
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History of Medicine |
Level 2 East |
Most of our e-books can be found via iFind. Many of our ebooks are available via Proquest,VLeBooks and EBSCO. These tabs will tell you a little bit more about key book databases. To login, use your student number as the username and your usual password.
The VLeBooks platform provides a range of ebooks on a large number of topics. You will need to log in via Shibboleth using your Swansea University username and password.
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