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History 498D: U.S. Empire

A guide for history majors completing their senior capstone project. Guide presupposes mastery of basic library skills taught in History 200.

Find an article (or book) on your topic

Using the resources on this guide (under Reference Sources and Periodicals), find at least one of the following on your own research topic:

1. An entry in an academic reference work such as an encyclopedia; OR

2. An article in a scholarly journal; OR

3. A recent scholarly book.

Not sure where to start? Try one of these: