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History Resources 

In its broadest sense, History is the branch of knowledge covering all recorded human events around the globe. This guide will help you get started on researching topics from this complex and diverse subject.
Last update: Jul 14th, 2010 URL: http://libguides.consortiumlibrary.org/history  Print/Mobile Guide   RSS Updates ShareThis

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Primary & Secondary Sources

When researching your topic, a distinction between PRIMARY and SECONDARY sources must be considered.

Generally, PRIMARY sources were created at the time of an historical event, or by a participant in that event.  Primary sources represent a "window in time", and can most closely convey historical events.  Examples include:

  • Diary entries
  • Personal narratives
  • photographs

SECONDARY sources are derived from the works already written, recorded or published.  Most history books are SECONDARY sources, relying on previously written accounts.

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Article Databases

  • Historical Abstracts
    Covers world history, excluding the United States and Canada, from 1450 A.D. to the present. Articles are derived from more than 2,100 journals pertaining to history and related fields published in over 40 languages.
  • America: History & Life
    Articles are derived from more than 2,100 journals, of which about 900 are published in the United States and Canada. Includes journals of state and local historical societies, as well as relevant articles published in journals from the social sciences, general humanities, and other related disciplines.
  • JSTOR
    JSTOR (an acronym for Journal Storage) is a non-profit effort to build a reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature. Comprised of full-text journals, the Consortium Library collection emphasizes the arts and sciences.
  • Project Muse
    Provides tables of contents, and full text searchability for over 170 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics published by Johns Hopkins University Press. The articles include hyperlinked footnotes, large illustrations, and text designed for on-line reading and printing. Journal holdings vary from title to title, typically going back to 1995.
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Websites

UAA History Department 

Digital Librarian - A Librarian's Choice of the Best of The Web  

Stages of a Historical Research Project   

Princeton University Library - Selected History Resources

The History Guide - Resources for Historians

History Resources - George Mason University Web Guides

History Matters -  The U.S. Survey Course on the Web

Oxford HISTORY Reference Collection   http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/SUBJECT_SEARCH.html?subject=s11

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Reference Books

A good place to start gathering information on HISTORY and conducting Historical research

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RefWorks -- an online research management, writing and collaboration tool -- is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.

Set up an account using your UAA/APU user ID and Password, and start organizing and sharing your research.

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