Notre Dame High School Library - Research Projects and Reserves - A.P. U.S. History - Research Paper
American Revolution
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Types/Number of Sources
scholarly sources
journals/scholarly journals/peer-reviewed journals
- What is a Scholarly Journal Article? - University of Washington Libraries
primary documents
required MINIMUM number of sources is 3... you'll need more and a good mix to get full credit
Print Books and eBooks in our Library
-use our catalog
-use Table of Contents, Index, search within publication (can also sometimes use to pinpoint primary documents within books)
Subscription Databases and eBooks (Premium Online Research Tools) in our Library
-subscription databases listed under "history"
-especially good for this project are:
- Gale OneFile: U.S. History (this is actually a subset of Gale Academic OneFile)
- Gale Academic OneFile
- Gale in Context World History (emphasis is on history outside of U.S., but still can find primary sources and academic journals)
- remember, the e-Book collections listed are also searchable through our catalog
Tips
- use Subject Guide Search to pinpoint aspect of your topic
- exclude book reviews from your results page
Primary Sources
-print books and eBooks
-subscription databases and eBook collection (premium content)
-web sites - on our library web page - "Search Resources" "Free Websites" "History - General"
- ex. search "War of 1812" primary documents
-use Google Custom Search box or search sites individually
- Library of Congress, American Memory, National Archives, AMDOCS
GCC Resources
-I'm not very familiar with, but you can contact librarians at GCC or visit in person.
- www.genesee.edu/library/
-course specific link ("Help and Tutorials" "Course Specific Guides")
guides.genesee.edu/courses/history/his203
guides.genesee.edu/courses/history/his204
*New York Times Historical - good for primary sources from 1851 forward
Chicago Style
-www.genesee.edu/library/
- "Help and Tutorials" "MLA/APA/Chicago Citation Guides" https://guides.genesee.edu/citations
- your knowledge of MLA will help you
- can use sources on our web site for MLA, just switch citation style to Chicago
- suggest saving time to work JUST on citing, formatting, etc.
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Types/Number of Sources
scholarly sources
journals/scholarly journals/peer-reviewed journals
- What is a Scholarly Journal Article? - University of Washington Libraries
primary documents
required MINIMUM number of sources is 3... you'll need more and a good mix to get full credit
Print Books and eBooks in our Library
-use our catalog
-use Table of Contents, Index, search within publication (can also sometimes use to pinpoint primary documents within books)
Subscription Databases and eBooks (Premium Online Research Tools) in our Library
-subscription databases listed under "history"
-especially good for this project are:
- Gale OneFile: U.S. History (this is actually a subset of Gale Academic OneFile)
- Gale Academic OneFile
- Gale in Context World History (emphasis is on history outside of U.S., but still can find primary sources and academic journals)
- remember, the e-Book collections listed are also searchable through our catalog
Tips
- use Subject Guide Search to pinpoint aspect of your topic
- exclude book reviews from your results page
Primary Sources
-print books and eBooks
-subscription databases and eBook collection (premium content)
-web sites - on our library web page - "Search Resources" "Free Websites" "History - General"
- ex. search "War of 1812" primary documents
-use Google Custom Search box or search sites individually
- Library of Congress, American Memory, National Archives, AMDOCS
GCC Resources
-I'm not very familiar with, but you can contact librarians at GCC or visit in person.
- www.genesee.edu/library/
-course specific link ("Help and Tutorials" "Course Specific Guides")
guides.genesee.edu/courses/history/his203
guides.genesee.edu/courses/history/his204
*New York Times Historical - good for primary sources from 1851 forward
Chicago Style
-www.genesee.edu/library/
- "Help and Tutorials" "MLA/APA/Chicago Citation Guides" https://guides.genesee.edu/citations
- your knowledge of MLA will help you
- can use sources on our web site for MLA, just switch citation style to Chicago
- suggest saving time to work JUST on citing, formatting, etc.