Purdue\u00a0OWL: Annotated Bibliography<\/a><\/p>\r\nThese days most folks start research by Googling a subject and then writing up a bunch of websites. For this project you need to be a bit more systematic.\r\n 1. First, bibliographies are not just for when you have finished the work \u2013 you should first prepare a working bibliography, sort of a grocery list of resources you want to find. Preparing a working bibliography helps you know what is available out there and helps you narrow your project to something workable.<\/p>\r\n 2. Make sure of your search terms. You are unlikely to find a book entitled Everything You Need to Know About Subject X. You are more likely to find a single chapter, or even a couple of pages, on your topic. So, it might be useful to glance through the pages of your assigned text at Macrohistory<\/a> for information on your topic.<\/p>\r\n 3. Don\u2019t neglect footnotes and bibliographies in the books and articles you find. This is the one and only time you may completely copy someone else\u2019s work right off the Internet, or from the back of a book \u2013 bibliographies exist in part so other people can use them to pursue further research. Look at tables of contents, footnotes, and of course, other bibliographies to gather a list of sources for your project, and add them to the draft of your preliminary bibliography.<\/p>\r\n 4. Before you start to read your sources, scan the table of contents, the subject headings, the intro and conclusion of the text. Skip the stuff you already know and go right to the chapter or paragraph that contains the nuggets of new information you are looking for.<\/p>\r\n 5. Take good notes! Make sure\u00a0you\u00a0write down, or even take a cell phone picture, of the information on the title page of your source. There is nothing\u00a0more frustrating than writing up your project only to realize you returned the book and you don\u2019t have a record of the author\u2019s full name and the publication date. Don\u2019t forget also to write down the page number of any quotes you want to use, because page numbers are required for quotes in Chicago format.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \u2022 Search for your subject plus \u201cprimary sources\u201d or \u201cbibliography\u201d (example: Josef Stalin \u201cprimary sources\u201d; Mandela bibliography). This will locate some sources that might be available in libraries or in collections that you can\u2019t easily find otherwise.<\/p>\r\n \u2022 Start from a bibliography you already have (for example, at the bottom of the pages in the Macrohistory readings, or in the footnotes in a book on the Cold War that you already have). If you search for titles or authors you already know have written on the subject, you can often find more.<\/p>\r\n \u2022 Look through Google Scholar<\/a>. This will usually not result in full-text sources, but you might be able to request the articles from the CCCOnline library.<\/p>\r\n \u2022 The Library of Congress<\/a> has a tremendous collection of primary sources of every description.<\/p>\r\n \u2022 Primary Sources on the Web<\/a>\u00a0is a one-stop page for many of the best primary source sites on the Web.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \u2022 American Historical Review:<\/strong> Covers all areas of history, American and non-American, ancient to modern. Less generally useful for American history than the Journal of American History, but it occasionally has useful articles. It also has a good book-review section.<\/p>\r\n \u2022 Journal of World History:<\/strong> The Journal of the World History Association focuses on historical analysis in a global perspective, especially in topics that cross borders, including migration, infectious diseases, technology transfer, and the spread of ideas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \u2022 National Newspapers Core<\/p>\r\n \u2022 New York Times Historical Backfile on ProQuest<\/p>\r\n\r\n \u2022 ABC-CLIO World History<\/a>: The Modern Era is aimed at high school students, but can provide a starting point for more advanced research in world history topics. Don\u2019t use the articles here as the basis for your arguments, but as a way to find more detailed information. This database does include 7,300 primary sources, which may prove extremely useful in researching your final projects.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n Historians often use the word bibliography \u2013 it means the pretty much the same thing as references or works cited, except for our purposes in this class it refers to the list of sources you gather before you begin to write.<\/p>\n Purdue\u00a0OWL: Annotated Bibliography<\/a><\/p>\n These days most folks start research by Googling a subject and then writing up a bunch of websites. For this project you need to be a bit more systematic.<\/p>\n 1. First, bibliographies are not just for when you have finished the work \u2013 you should first prepare a working bibliography, sort of a grocery list of resources you want to find. Preparing a working bibliography helps you know what is available out there and helps you narrow your project to something workable.<\/p>\n 2. Make sure of your search terms. You are unlikely to find a book entitled Everything You Need to Know About Subject X. You are more likely to find a single chapter, or even a couple of pages, on your topic. So, it might be useful to glance through the pages of your assigned text at Macrohistory<\/a> for information on your topic.<\/p>\n 3. Don\u2019t neglect footnotes and bibliographies in the books and articles you find. This is the one and only time you may completely copy someone else\u2019s work right off the Internet, or from the back of a book \u2013 bibliographies exist in part so other people can use them to pursue further research. Look at tables of contents, footnotes, and of course, other bibliographies to gather a list of sources for your project, and add them to the draft of your preliminary bibliography.<\/p>\n 4. Before you start to read your sources, scan the table of contents, the subject headings, the intro and conclusion of the text. Skip the stuff you already know and go right to the chapter or paragraph that contains the nuggets of new information you are looking for.<\/p>\n 5. Take good notes! Make sure\u00a0you\u00a0write down, or even take a cell phone picture, of the information on the title page of your source. There is nothing\u00a0more frustrating than writing up your project only to realize you returned the book and you don\u2019t have a record of the author\u2019s full name and the publication date. Don\u2019t forget also to write down the page number of any quotes you want to use, because page numbers are required for quotes in Chicago format.<\/p>\n Everybody\u2019s favorite search engine these days is Google. There are some tricks, though:<\/p>\n \u2022 Search for your subject plus \u201cprimary sources\u201d or \u201cbibliography\u201d (example: Josef Stalin \u201cprimary sources\u201d; Mandela bibliography). This will locate some sources that might be available in libraries or in collections that you can\u2019t easily find otherwise.<\/p>\n \u2022 Start from a bibliography you already have (for example, at the bottom of the pages in the Macrohistory readings, or in the footnotes in a book on the Cold War that you already have). If you search for titles or authors you already know have written on the subject, you can often find more.<\/p>\n \u2022 Look through Google Scholar<\/a>. This will usually not result in full-text sources, but you might be able to request the articles from the CCCOnline library.<\/p>\n \u2022 The Library of Congress<\/a> has a tremendous collection of primary sources of every description.<\/p>\n \u2022 Primary Sources on the Web<\/a>\u00a0is a one-stop page for many of the best primary source sites on the Web.<\/p>\nWhere to Find History Resources<\/h2>\r\n
Internet Sources<\/h3>\r\nEverybody\u2019s favorite search engine these days is Google. There are some tricks, though:\r\n
Core Journals to Search<\/h3>\r\nBelow are listed core history journals you might be able to find at your home college library or through CCCOnline's Databases<\/a>:\r\n
Databases<\/h3>\r\nIf you live in a major metropolitan area, you may be able to access additional databases in your public library. Here are some you might look for:\r\n
College and University Libraries<\/h3>\r\nIn Colorado, you can check out books at a university library with your driver\u2019s license. Here are some resources to look for at a college or university library:\r\n
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How to Do Historical Research<\/h2>\n
Where to Find History Resources<\/h2>\n
Internet Sources<\/h3>\n
Core Journals to Search<\/h3>\n