Contact Us
3 Ways to Contact Us
We're on the 4th floor of Jerome Library.
Email us at bpcl@libanswers.bgsu.edu.
Call us at 419-372-2450.
Books about World's Fairs
This is a guide to the holdings in the Browne Popular Culture Library and in University Libraries on World's Fairs. It includes materials for general information, such as origins and background, and also links to actual materials from specific fairs.
You can search for general materials in LibrarySearch with the following subject headings:
We have additional materials in a subject collection on World's Fairs, so consult the World's Fairs finding aid for the complete inventory.
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Fair World : a history of World's Fairs and Expositions, from London to Shanghai, 1851-2010
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Call Number: POP CULT OVSZ T395 .G74 2011ISBN: 9781906506094Publication Date: 2011-08-16 -
Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions, 1851-1988
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Call Number: POP CULT T395.H57 1990ISBN: 0313260230Publication Date: 1990-05-08 -
How to Use the BPCL & What to Bring With You
- BPCL's hours are more limited than the main floor, but we're open late on Monday and Tuesday.
- We're an archive/repository, so most of our materials cannot be checked out.
- Most of our collection is not open for browsing. You need to request materials at our reference desk with your university ID or a photo ID.
- The reference collection is open for browsing! It's one of the best places to get started with popular culture research.
- We have a copier and a scanner available for copying/scanning materials that cannot be checked out. There is a fee for copying, but scanning is free.