HISTORY RESEARCH BASICS

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Library Catalogs - find books and more

Research Databases - find journal articles and more

Database Guides

History Journals

History Class Guides

Primary sources Online and in the Library

More Research Guides

Library Catalogs - find books, videos, government documents and more

• UNF Library Catalog
• Find Primary Sources Using the Library Catalog
• NetLibrary - electronic books - FAQS - Sign up information
• Local, Florida, National, International Library Catalogs

Research Databases - find articles and more

• History Databases
• General & Multidisciplinary Databases
• Newspaper Databases
• Biography Databases
• All UNF Electronic Research Databases

Database Quick Guides

• How to Find Articles Using Research Databases
• FirstSearch Quick Reference
• JSTOR Quick Reference
• ProQuest Quick Reference
• More Database Guides

History Journals

• List of history databases - find articles in history magazines and journals
• E-Journals -- Find out which database has the full text of a particular journal.
• To find out if the library subscribes to a journal, use the Library Catalog.

History Class Guides

• Age of Elizabeth I - Dr. Furdell
• Air, Space, and the American Century -- Dr. Courtwright
• Ancient Near East -- Dr. Kaplan
• BLISS Class Notes
• Boolean Searching
• College Writing
• Craft of the Historian
• Criminal Justice Research Guide
• Death Penalty - Dr. Courtwright
• Florida History - Dr. Bossy
• French Revolution - Dr. Clifford
• Glorious Revolution - Dr. Furdell
• Graduate Student Guide
• Grantsmanship - HSC 6706
• Honors Seminar - Past Imperfect - Dr. Furdell
• Honors Seminar - Terrorists and Torturers - Dr. Bruey
• Nursing Orientation Guide
• Paris -- Dr. Clifford
• Past Imperfect - Honors Seminar - Dr. Furdell
• Public Administration - Dr. Harwood
• Women in the Renaissance - Dr. Furdell
• World War I - Dr. Clifford

Primary Sources Online and in the Library

• Primary Sources in the Library
• Primary Sources Online -- Digital Collection
• Florida History Digital Collections

Other Research Guides

• Evaluating Electronic Resources
• Evaluating Internet Resources
• How to Find Book Reviews
• How to Find Both Sides of the Story
• What is a Refereed/Peer-reviewed Article?
• What is an Academic/Scholarly Journal

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