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Subject Search: This kind of search uses standardized words and phrases to describe the contents of items in ALICE, rather like the standardized headings in the Yellow Pages of a telephone book. The search box below uses a set of Subject Headings from the Library of Congress. If your search is on a medical topic, you may wish to use a different search screen for Medical Subject Headings.
Click in the box, type a Subject Heading, and then click the Search button (or press the Enter key)

In the examples below, note that capitalization and punctuation are optional, but correct spelling is essential!

Sample Library of Congress Subject Headings
In the examples below, note that Subject Headings can have subdivisions, with or without punctuation.
A topic sports medicine
sports medicine periodicals
         or
sports medicine -- periodicals
A personal name Always enter the last name first:

king martin luther
         or
king, martin luther
An organization ohio university
ohio university -- branch campuses -- lancaster
An event united states -- history -- civil war, 1861-1865
         or
united states history civil war 1861 1865
A place france
paris (france)