Getting Started
Library Research for Undergraduate History Students: An Introduction
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A general guide to using the library for historical research.
The Information-Literate Historian by ISBN: 9780190851491Publication Date: 2019Book designed to teach history students how to successfully select and use sources--primary, secondary, and electronic--to carry out and present their research.
Research Process Overview
- Pick a topic
- Narrow your topic by forming a question that can be answered
- Find primary and secondary sources that may help answer your question
You usually need to do some reading to develop a question, and to figure out what types of sources could answer your chosen question.
Your topic and the question you're trying to answer will likely change as you learn more and discover what information sources are available to you.