Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing     Reference  D14 .E53 1999

Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing    Reference D13 .G47 1998

History in Dispute          REF D20 .H56 2000 multi-volume set
 

Subject Encyclopedias:

Dictionary of American History. 10 vols.    Reference E174 D52 2003
Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War    Reference  DS557.7 .E53 1996
Encyclopedia of the American West    Reference F591 .E485 1996

Use to find books, journals (not articles), videos etc... owned by different libraries

Library Catalog -- Our library's collection of books, videos, periodicals, etc...!

MOBIUS -- A consortium of 50 academic libraries in Missouri

WorldCat -- Libraries around the country. Available through FirstSearch.

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• For books: Check the Library Catalog first, then MOBIUS, and then do ILL.
• For articles: Check JournalFinder or the Check for Full text links in the databases
• Forms: available on the Interlibrary Loan Services site, through most FirstSearch & EBSCO databases, and at the Reference desk
• New this year --- Articles are delivered electronically via a Web server. Log on to our Interlibrary Loan Services Page.

• Firsthand account of an event or the documents associated with an event
• letters, diaries, congressional hearings, presidential papers, newspaper articles….

• Interpretations based on analysis of primary and secondary sources

• Sources, letters, personal narratives, diaries, speeches
• slave* and s:sources  -- s: limits the term sources to the subject field

 ABC-CLIO History Databases

America: History & Life.    1964+    Historical coverage of the United States and Canada from  prehistory to the present.

Historical Abstracts.  1954+     Historical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present  (excluding the United States and Canada)

 Social Sciences Abstracts. 1983+
 Index to articles in political science, economics, geography, history, psychology, etc.
          Print 1907-1966 under various titles:  Reference AI 3 S6

JSTOR.
A collection of periodicals, full-text from the 19th century for many titles. The periodicals are searchable by keyword in the articles.

Others available depending on your topic. Check the library's Indexes and Abstracts page

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Readers' Guide Abstracts.1982+
In print 1890+ :    Reference table B

 New York Times Index.  1851+
  In print:  MicroRef AI 21 N45
  The actual articles are on microfilm.

 LexisNexis Academic.
  News articles from the 1980's+   Dates vary.

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See also: Government Information Sources from the Guide to Library Resources for Historical Research

Congressional hearings, reports, prints.
    Use the CIS Index (Congressional Information Service)
        1789-1969 available using the Congressional Masterfile CD located across from the Reference Desk
        1970+ available using LexisNexis Congressional
                Print:  CIS Annual Reference KF 49  C62
               

The early hearings and reports are on microfiche.  Check the online guide for Locating MICROFICHE when using the CIS Indexes. Many from the last few years are on the Web

United States Monthly Catalog of Government Publications. 1975+
    Print 1895-1998.  Reference Z 1223 A18

 Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents.
                1965+    Periodicals J 80 A284
                1995+    Available on the web through GPO Access
 

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