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HIST 1302 SO Story

This guide has been created to assist you in your research for HIST 1302.

Articles

Starting Your Research

Use databases or the library catalog to search for articles.  When searching for articles on a topic, remember to think carefully about your search terms.  Being a little more thoughtful in your searching will give you better results.  Use these steps to create your search strategy:

  • In one sentence, describe your topic or question.
  • Underline the main concepts in your sentence.
  • Write out your main concepts; keep them simple -- one word or a short phrase.
  • Think about synonyms for each of these and keep a list.
  • Use combinations of these words and their synonyms in your search box; link concepts with AND.
    • For example: social issues AND students; teachers AND student learning

Here are suggestions for search terms to use when searching the library databases for articles on your topics:

Topic: Technology as a force in history -- Good or Bad?

  • technology and history
  • innovation and history
  • industrial revolution and america
  • railroads and america

Topic: Poverty in America

  • emigration and america
  • america and poor
  • poverty and america

Topic: Women's Rights in United States History

  • women suffrage
  • women and voting
  • women and legal rights

Topic: The Military Industrial Complex

  • military industrial complex
  • war and industry
  • industrial revolution and war

 Topic: Immigration and United States History

  • immigration and united states
  • immigration and america
  • nineteenth century and immigration

Recommended Databases

Below are the best databases to start with when researching topics in HIST 1301. Database links open in a new tab.

Additional Databases

 

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