Midcat, the online catalog provides subject, author, and title access to books, regardless of whether they are shelved in the Vermont Collection or in the stacks. Start with a subject search if you are looking for books on a specific subject but don't have a particular author or title in mind. Use the most specific subject heading possible, especially when you are looking for information on a geographic area. Broad subject headings are often subdivided by time or aspect of the subject. Examples of subject headings used in our online catalog are given below:
Addison County (Vt.)--Biography
Addison County (Vt.)--History
Middlebury College--History
Middlebury (Vt.)--History
Vermont--Biography
Vermont--Census--1810
Vermont--Census--1810--Indexes
Vermont--History--to 1791
Vermont--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Vermont--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Vermont--Maps
Vermont--Officials and employees--Biography
Vermont--Statistics, Vital
Books shelved in the Vermont Collection are shelved on the lower floor of the Main Library and are arranged by Library of Congress classification number. A few useful call numbers are given below if you would like to browse portions of the collection:
F48 Biography
F52 Vermont History to 1791
F53 Vermont History, 1791-1865
F54 Vermont History, 1865-1950
F55 Vermont History, 1951-
F57 Vermont county histories
F59 Vermont town histories
You may find it easier to look up Vermont state documents by their title since the proper author form of entry for many state agencies may not be easy to determine.