Books on the Philippines and Filipino Americans can be found primarily in two places on the College Park campus. The first is McKeldin Library, the main campus library. The shelves are browseable and most of the materials there can be checked out. The second is Hornbake Library, which houses the campus's Archives and Manuscripts as well as its many special book collections. The materials in this library are non-circulating, which means that they must be read in the Special Collections Research Room in Hornbake, the Maryland Room. The Maryland Room has different hours than the library itself, so double-check them before you plan your visit. When you search the catalog, pay special attention to the location of each book, as they may be located in different libraries.
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Additionally, the Asian-American Studies Program has an indpendent library of books that are not cataloged by the UMD Libraries. Contact the AAST Program for more information on how to access these materials.
These selected terms will help you find items in the catalog pertaining to the Philippines and Filipino Americans. This is not an exhaustive list of terms and you can browse additional terms once you are in the catalog. From the UMD Libraries hompage chose the "Classic Catalog" link (under the main search box) and then select "Subject beginning with..." from the drop-down menu. Cut and paste one of the bulleted terms below exactly as it appears below:
There are many books about Filipino American Communities available in the Arcadia Publishing, "Images of America" Series. Below is a listing of some examples. Search the UMD Libraries online catalog for availability.