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History dissertations–library research

History dissertations–library research. Presented by Richard Pears May 2012. ∂. Learning outcomes. After this session you will be able to identify the range of secondary and published sources available select the most appropriate sources for your research subject

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History dissertations–library research

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  1. History dissertations–library research Presented by Richard Pears May 2012

  2. ∂ Learning outcomes After this session you will be able to identify the range of secondary and published sources available select the most appropriate sources for your research subject search efficiently using catalogues and bibliographical databases

  3. ∂ What information do you need? • Define research area: People, period, place • Focus: i.e. politics, society, religion, economics, etc • Information: facts, theories, historiography, data, images, artefacts, etc.

  4. ∂ Break down the subject into searchable areas Sample topic: War and national identity in late medievalScotland themes time period place

  5. ∂ Some sources of information Books Internet pages Journals Statistics Databases Newspapers Theses Government publications Manuscripts Contacts: staff, organisations Images / film Follow up references in other publications

  6. ∂ Start here! http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/history/

  7. ∂ Books - catalogues • Use the Library Catalogue: http://library.dur.ac.uk/ • All material held in Durham University Libraries • Author, title, keyword, subject searching • Reserve, recall, renew items in Library • Includes theses, e-books • Obtain items from store • Export citations for your bibliography

  8. E-books • Early English Books Online (EEBO) • Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) • ACLS Humanities e-books • Patrologia Latina • Internet, e.g. Google Books - http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search

  9. ∂ Locating other sources • Use the references and bibliographies cited in other books • Look for other works by cited authors • Look for published collections, e.g. Surtees Society, Camden Miscellany, Calendar of State Papers • Includes online resources: State Papers Online, Medieval Sources Online, ACLS Humanities e-books

  10. ∂ Using bibliographic databases • Search engines indexing thousands of journals, theses, working papers • Often include book reviews • Sometimes link to full text • Download references to relevant sources, then search for these in the Library catalogue • See list at http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/resources/online/subjects/?s=History

  11. ∂ Finding journal articles – JSTOR. NB: not last 5 years!

  12. ∂ L Historical Abstracts for journal articles and reviews

  13. ∂ Find books beyond Durham: COPAC

  14. ∂ Web of Knowledge indexes to identify cross-disciplinaryarticles

  15. ∂ Document delivery service to obtain sources not in Durham

  16. ∂ SCONUL ACCESS to use libraries at other universities http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/

  17. ∂ Recommended websites

  18. ∂ Other sources for e-books: Google Books

  19. ∂ Other sources for academic sources: Google Scholar

  20. ∂ Getting help Library web pages: http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/history/ Contact: richard.pears@durham.ac.uk

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