Focus on History Resources to Support Research. MIHS Databases HISTORY REFERENCE CENTER KW search OR...

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Focus on History Resources to Support Research

Transcript of Focus on History Resources to Support Research. MIHS Databases HISTORY REFERENCE CENTER KW search OR...

Focus on HistoryResources to Support Research

MIHS Databases

HISTORY REFERENCE CENTER

KW search OR Use MenusSample: internment

MIHS Databases

HISTORY STUDY CENTER

KW search, also See Historical Documents

MIHS DatabasesGALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY (eBooks)

Can searchAll or selectedSubjects

MIHS DatabasesPROQUESTUse suggested search terms; narrow retrieval (see

right column)

MIHS DatabaseseLIBRARYKW search or view Topics – Expand Research Topics!Sample search: women’s suffrage

MIHS DatabasesISSUES & CONTROVERSIES

Simple KW SearchUse Encyclopedia, Almanac tabs

MIHS DatabasesPOINTS OF VIEW REFERENCE CENTER

•Overview •Point/Counterpoint•Guide to Critical Analysis

MIHS DatabasesSIRS ISSUES RESEARCHER

KW search; use SIRS subject headings from suggested search terms or a ‘good’ kw search result

Academic Web Portals Collection of Academically-Reviewed

Websites (not databases)

Searchable by Topic

Discipline-specific or General

History Specific: www.besthistorysites.net

General: www.ipl.org

Academic Web Portals Best of History Websites:

www.besthistorysites.net

Search KWOR try broad topic menu onleft

Academic Web Portals General Academic Portal: INTERNET PUBLIC

LIBRARYwww.ipl.org

KW search or Subject (red icon)

MIHS Print Materials

Reference Collection: Encyclopedia Britannica

Specialized History Reference Works

Shelved along perimeter walls in stacks

KCLS Resources: Databases

www.kcls.org

KCLS Resources: Homework Help

Links to Academic Websites and Web PortalsScroll down for US History