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FYSE 1419 Civil War & Civil Rights

Library guide for Amy Morsman's FYSE class.

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PressReader This link opens in a new window
90-day archive of full-color, full-page, scanned images of over 5000 publications from many countries in many languages.

Recommended databases for history

LibrarySearch
Middlebury Library's search engine. It searches almost everything we own or have access to, including books, articles, newspapers, films, images, primary sources, reference works and more in all disciplines. (go/LibrarySearch/)

America: History & Life (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Major index to articles and books on history (from prehistoric times to current period) of United States and Canada. 1964 to current.

Arts & Humanities Database
Full-text journal database covering art, architecture, history, philosophy, music, literature, film, theatre, cultural studies, and more.

How to Choose an Article

After you've narrowed your results to academic / scholarly articles, how do you tell which ones are most relevant for your topic?

Read the abstract (summary) of the article
Read the introductory paragraph(s) to get the thesis statement and purpose of the article
Read the conclusion to see what the author found.
Look at the bibliography to see what related resources were consulted, and look up any that seem relevant.

Video: How to Identify Scholarly Articles?

From Cornell University, but relevant.