HTY 611: Seminar in British and European History                                                               Spring 2013

Fogler Resources    
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URSUS
    For books on a topic, choose "Subject" or "Keyword"
    Use URSUS for checking Fogler periodical holdings (Journal/Magazine/Newspaper)        
    Requestor Function:  more info tutorial        
    URSUS help topics    
E-Reserves  Using Reserve (guide) 
Special Collections 

Library Catalogs
URSUS 
MaineCat  Requests:  more info
Other Library Catalogs (LibDex)
WorldCat 
Maine Serials List

Indexes and Abstracts
Historical Abstracts 
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Academic Search Complete
Project Muse
JSTOR

Identifying Scholarly Journals vs. Popular & Trade Magazines                                         

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Directories, and Handbooks
Credo Reference.  Choose "Find a Book", then "History".
Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Bibliographies Online

Biographical Sources
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Dictionary of World Biography  REF CT104 D54 1998
Dictionary of National Biography  REF DA28 D4
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Research Guide to European Historical Biography, 1450-Present  REF CT759 R478

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 Help
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

Primary Source Materials
British Periodicals
17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers
Nineteenth Century Collections Online
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers

Professional Resources
American Historical Association (AHA)
Organization of American Historians (OAH)

Guides
History (General)
American History
British History

HTY498-002 Research Guide (Additional Resources)

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Created by: Melvin Johnson | Revised: 01/31/2013