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This guide lists core resources for quick information and as a starting point for research. Citing your sources example for the library assignment.
Background and Reference Information
Dictionary of American History Ref E174.D52 2003
Great for background and quick answers.
Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History
Ref E169.1.E624 2001
Secondary Resources
Finding Books
Search the NSCC library online catalog by going to the Library homepage to find books, journals and other material in our collection.
Finding Journal Articles
See the list below for the subscription databases that you can access through NSCC. The majority are available full text -- meaning the entire article is available to read, print, send by email, or download to disk.
JSTOR
Accessible at the NSCC library and at home with your student net ID. JSTOR provides the full text of journals such as the American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Journal of Southern History and William and Mary Quarterly.
Academic Search Premier
Accessible at the NSCC library and at home with your student net ID. Indexes over 8,000 journal titles, including more than 4,600 full-text journals.
Proquest Direct
Accessible at the NSCC library and at home with your student net ID. The ProQuest Direct database provides access to articles from over 2,000 magazines, journals and newspapers.
History Resource Center
The History Resource Center: U.S. provides access to historical (primary) documents, reference articles, and full-text journals covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.
| Title | Print Holdings | Indexed In: |
|---|---|---|
| American Historical Review | 10/2001 to present | Academic Search Premier |
| Journal of American Ethnic History | 2002 to present | Academic Search Premier FT 3/1990 - present. embargo on last 6 months. |
| Oregon Historical Quarterly | 09/1970 to present | History Research Center |
| Pacific Northwest Quarterly | Vols. 49 to 98. 1936 to present | See PNQ website |
| The Western Historical Quarterly | 5/1991 to present | Academic Search Premier |
| William and Mary Quarterly | 01/1997 to present | Academic Search Premier Proquest - Citations January 1989 to present |
Primary sources on the internet.
For a brief overview of primary sources go try this page from the Library of Congress http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/educators/video/prsource/prsrc.html or this one from the American Library Association http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/RUSA/
When searching for primary sources in the internet a good starting place is one of the databases listed below.
AMDOCS:Documents for the Study of American History
Primary source documents listed chronologically by the year they were originally created starting with the chronicles of Eric the Red.
American Memory Collection
Fabulous collection of primary sources created and maintained by the Library of Congress.
History Matters: The U.S. History Survey Course on the web
Excellent site for information on United States History. This web page will take you to an annotated list of history databases, many of which include extensive holdings of primary sources.
Primary Sources in Print at NSCC
The Annals of America Ref E173.A793
Great place to quickly find a primary source document for a particular time period.
See the information on Web Site Evaluation. Be sure that your information comes from a reputable authoritative source. This site, part of the Library Research Tutorial has a lot of other good information on how to search and how to evaluate sources.
Search Terms : Be sure to think of your topic from several angles. Use search terms that are broader than your topic to find either books or databases, use narrower terms for use in book indexes and a focused search. For example if you are doing a paper on The French and Indian War, a broad search term would be “U.S. History ”, an example of narrow search terms would be “French and Indian War ” "Seven Years' War" (the name of the corresponding conflict in Europe and elsewhere), or even the names of the generals, like Major General Edward Braddock."Need Additional Help?
Your friendly librarians at North are happy to assist you. We love to talk to you at the library, but if you can't get to the library send us your question via meebo.
If you would like to make an appointment with me, Ann Ewel, your Social Science Librarian, please email me at aewel@sccd.ctc.edu .
Page created by Ann Ewel. Last updated, February 2008.