Fogler Library: HTY 498: Seminar in American History

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Library Catalogs
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WorldCat
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Indexes and Abstracts
America History and Life
Digital Dissertations
Academic Search Complete
Project Muse
JSTOR
History Cooperative

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Directories, and Handbooks
Dictionary of American History REF E174 D52 2003
Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History
Encyclopedia of Women's History in America REF HQ1410 C85 2000
Annals of American History
Documents of American History REF E173 D59 1988
Repositories of Primary Sources
Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada REF E172 A538 2002
Historical Statistics of the United States
Historical Statistics of the United States REF HA202 .H57 2006
Credo Reference. Choose "Find a Book", then "History".
Oxford Reference Online

Biographical Sources
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
American National Biography Online
Dictionary of American Biography REF E176 D56

Book Review Sources
Book Review Digest Retrospective, 1905-1982
Books in Print (Global Edition)
H-Net Reviews (1993- )
  See also Historical Abstracts

Style Guides
History Department Style Sheet
Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed. REF Z253 .U69 2010 (ask at Reference Desk)
Chicago Manual Web Site Q & A
Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7th ed.
REF LB2369 .T8 2007 (ask at Reference Desk)
Citation Guides
Citing Electronic Information in History Papers
Comparison of reference management software
Zotero
RefWorks Group Code: RWUMEOrono

Writing Resources
Dictionaries and Writing Resources
The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. REF PE1625 .O87 1989
Oxford English Dictionary (Online)
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 4th ed. REF PE1628 .A623 2000
The UMaine Writing Center

Newspapers
New York Times Historical (1851 to 4 years ago)
America's Historical Newspapers
American Newspapers, 1821-1936; a Union List... REF Z6945 .A53
United States Newspaper Program National Union List REF Z6945 .U5 1985
Maine Newspaper Archives in Fogler Library
Maine Newspaper Project (also at the Reference Desk: REF Z6952 M2 M35 1999)

Government Documents
URSUS U.S. federal documents 1975 - , Canadian federal documents
Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976
U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980
American State Papers, 1789-1838
Cumulative Title Index to United States Public Documents, 1789-1976 Ref Index Z1223.Z7 L47
Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, 1900-1971 Ref Index Z1223 .A18\

Technology
Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective
Engineering Village
Patents & Trademarks Resources Guide

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