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History Classes: Resources for Writing a Research Paper

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2. RESEARCH YOUR TOPIC

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	USE BOOKS to Find Basic Information About Your Topic Find Books: Search the Library Catalog
	Reference books - Online Credo reference (Concept Map) Oxford Reference Online MasterFILE Premier. Covers all subjects of general interest, biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.
	ebrary e-books Available 24/7/365, on-campus and off-campus.

USE DATABASES to CHOOSE A TOPIC and for RESEARCH

[Hint: use databases to find scholarly journal articles]

	Starting Points : All subjects are covered by these general databases Academic Search Premier. Provides full text to journal articles. Expanded Academic. Indexes scholarly journals, general interest periodicals, news magazines - many with full text and images. Academic OneFile. Source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. InfoTrac OneFile. Good source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles. Ebsco: Search Multiple Databases, simultaneously. Thompson/Gale Powersearch General Reference Center [Infotrac] LEXIS-NEXIS/Academic Universe MasterFILE Premier [EBSCO]
	e-Resources for History Biography Resource Center Business Searching Interface Business Source Premier Curriculum Resource Center - quick facts & information sheets Directory of Open Access Journals : DOAJ - Full text, scientific and scholarly journals. Issues & Topics: Point-Counterpoint (pros & cons) Points of View Reference Center - Full-text of a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (affirmative argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Issues & Controversies in American History Need a Research Topic? Click here for key themes FIND NEWSPAPER and NEWS MAGAZINE ARTICLES Lexis-Nexis Newsbank Newspaper Source ProQuest. Full-text newspaper articles from the Patriot Ledger (1995 to present), New York Times (1999 to present) and Wall Street Journal (1982 to present). News Magazines - Time, Newsweek, People, etc. POWERSEARCH: Search Multiple Databases Simultaneously Ebsco Thompson/Gale Powersearch Primary Sources : Historical Documents American Memory Project. Primary source materials from the Library of Congress, includes digital items such as George Washington's letters, Civil War photographs, women sufferage materials, early maps, etc.
	Reliable Websites Mapping History: The Darkwing Atlas Project Socio- and political maps of 18th and 19th century United States; classical age Mediterranean. Some maps require Shockwave plug-in. BBC History
	FREE Interlibrary Loan Ask the Librarian if you need books or journal articles we do not have. We'll get your research materials from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery.

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