Monica RettigLiaison LibrarianOctober 5, 2009

HIST ON10

Research Tips for History

Students

For today:

oWhat the library has to offeroSearching the catalogueoFinding journal articles for History paperso*Tip*: Best place to start a paperoWhere to get research help

James A. Gibson LibrarySchmon Tower

Floor 2 : Learning CommonsFloors 5-10: Library

www.library.brocku.ca

Changes coming soon!

When to use books?

Journal articles?

Looking for Books? Start at the Catalogue

Let’s try itwww.library.brock

u.ca

~ Advanced Search Tips ~

Phrase Searching “Treaty of Versailles”Truncation slave*Boolean Operators AND ,OR, NOT

Looking for Journal Articles?

Start with Databases

History Databases

Best databases for general History

topics?

Depends on your topic, but…

America: History and Life(for US & Canada)

Historical Abstracts(not US & Canada)

Let’s try itwww.library.brock

u.ca

Database:Historical Abstracts

**Tip**Start your research with an

Encyclopedia

Databases > History > Oxford Reference OnlineLet’s try it.

Why?

•Brief overview of a topic, person, idea

•Scholarly & authoritative source•References for further reading

Need help?Contact us:•Telephone•Chat•E-mail•In person

•At the help desk•Make an

appointment

Helpful Resources•Online tutorials• InfoSkills Workshops•“Research a topic in…”

…All found on the library homepage

Thank you.

Contact:Monica Rettig

Liaison Librarianmrettig@brocku.ca

Remember: Books → CatalogueJournal Articles → Databases