Gender and Empire:
New Scholarship on Imperialism in the Americas
Library Research Guide
Ellen
Broidy
Bibliographer for
U.S. and British History and Women's Studies
A1540E YRL
825-1324
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Gender and Empire: New Scholarship on Imperialism in the Americas Library Research Guide Ellen
Broidy
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This guide is designed as an introduction to print ("real") and online ("virtual") resources critical for accessing materials on topics in the history of gender and imperialism located at the UCLA Library and beyond. It is extremely selective, both in terms of the sources cited and the research strategies recommended (or implied). All reference and "finding" sources listed are available at UCLA; however, a number of these point to materials located at libraries, both real and virtual, beyond the campus borders.
The guide covers the following areas:
1. Basic Research Strategies and Tips
2. UCLA Library Homepage
3. Guides to the Literature
4. Finding Books / Monographic Materials
5. Finding Articles
6. Finding Book Reviews
7. Full-Text Journals on the Web
8. Selected Primary Sources on the Web
9. Selected Primary Sources - Microform
10. Other Useful Websites
| 1. Basic Research Strategies and Tips |
1.1. Search tips ~Systems and Serendipity: Successful research is often a combination of systematic approaches and, when appropriate, serendipity.
1.1.1. Topic Identification and Description: Identify a topic of interest and describe it as narrowly/focused as possible. Consider subtopics, perspective you wish to take, geographical and/or chronological focus. Ask: What? Who? When? Where?
1.1.2.Search Vocabulary: Make a list of search terms (keywords) that describe your topic. Include synonyms, relevant proper names, etc. Avoid very common words if possible, but also include some general (e.g., United States) as well as precise descriptors.
1.1.3. Truncation: Use truncation symbols (?, *, or #) building on the root of a word or within a term to expand your retrieval. Specific symbol depends on the system you're using (ORION or MELVYL®).
Examples:
wom#n = woman or women
cuba* = cuban, cubans, cubano
1.1.4. Call Numbers: Call numbers are determined by the first/primary subject heading of the publication. Thus, most (but not always necessarily all) books on Indian Captivity Narratives, for instance, will be classed and shelved together. Once you find a promising call number(s) for your topic, browse the shelves in this area for serendipitous discoveries of other items that might be of interest/use.
1.1.5. Search Documentation: Keep careful track of your research process: sources consulted, date ranges covered, search terms used, as well as promising citations. Use a notebook, index cards, and/or email messages to yourself, etc.
1.2. Considerations in assessing
the quality and usefulness of an item (for print and electronic resources):
| 2. UCLA Library Homepage |
This is the front door to a wide
variety of print and electronic resources in U.S. History, including links
to ORION2 (UCLA's online catalog); MELVYL, the union catalog for the University
of California libraries; the California Digital Library; and subject-related
webpages developed at UCLA.
| 3. Guides to the Literature |
Guides (or guides to the literature as they're sometimes called) may provide the researcher with a basic introduction to the literature of a topic. Guides often list important bibliographies, dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias, periodical indexes, manuscript and statistical finding aids, etc. They can be a useful first step in beginning research, helpful both in acquainting the researcher with critical sources in the field and assisting in organization and evaluation of research strategies - but note the date of the Harvard Guide!
The American Historical Association's
Guide to Historical Literature. New York: Oxford, 1995. 2 vols.
YRL Ref. Desk Z6201 .G94
1995
Freidel, Frank, ed. Harvard Guide
to American History. Rev. ed. 2 vols. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press
of Harvard University Press, 1974.
YRL Ref. Desk Z1236 .H19
1974
Blazek, Ron. United States History:
A Selective Guide to Information Sources. Englewood, CO: Libraries
Unlimited, 1994.
YRL Ref. Desk Z1236 .B57
1994
| 4. Finding Books / Monographic Publications: ORION2 and MELVYL® Catalogs |
Identifying and locating books on your topic is most conveniently done through a keyword or subject (heading) search using UCLA's ORION2 Catalog or the UC systemwide MELVYL® Catalog. Keyword searching (when available) is the most flexible, usually producing the largest retrieval (often including "false drops"), while subject searching can often be more precise since it relies on authorized Library of Congress Subject Headings.
4.1. Library of Congress Subject Headings
Although the advent of online catalogs with keyword search capabilities has sounded the death knell for rigidly structured subject heading/classification schemes, it is still worth considering how language is used to organize materials in a research library. For example, it is possible (and frequently extremely beneficial) to do a subject search in ORION2 or MELVYL® using Library of Congress subject headings.
A subject heading is a word or term that describes, often quite broadly, the contents of a book, journal article, videotape, dataset, etc. All nonfiction books and media are assigned one or more subject headings, allowing for multiple points of access to the same item. "Authorized" headings are found listed in Library of Congress Subject Headings, a four-volume set with a bright red cover located in YRL Reference (Z695.Z8 L524a ).
One of the best and most efficient ways to identify subject headings for your topic is to do a keyword or title search in ORION2 or MELVYL and then display result(s) in long or full format. Note subject headings for the most promising items, click on subject heading to execute a search on that subject.
| 4.2. ORION |
ORION2, the UCLA's online catalog, provides quick and efficient access to the holdings of the UCLA Library. ORION2 should be your first stop for books, periodicals, media and other monographic materials.
ORION2 is directly accessible from the UCLA Library homepage; click on the ORION 2 button on the left side of the page (in the blue area, under Quick Links).
ORION2 offers the following unique features:
| 4. 3. UC MELVYL® CATALOG |
If your ORION2 search does not produce the desired results, you may want to search the holdings of other libraries, particularly other UC libraries. The UC MELVYL® Catalog opens doors to worlds beyond UCLA (yes, rumor has it that there is intelligent life out there!). In addition to providing bibliographic access to the holdings of other UC libraries through the MELVYL®Catalog, the California Digital Library (CDL) contains a large number of indexes to periodical literature, some with abstracts or full-text of articles available online (see section III below).
To use the MELVYL® Catalog, click
on MELVYL Catalog (Web) in the left-hand Quick Links section of the UCLA
Library Homepage. To research a topic, you may use either the default
Basic Search screen or click on Advanced in the gold bar at the top of
the page. Subject searches require word(s) from authorized LC subject
headings but word order does not matter. If you are unsure of a subject
heading, try a Keyword search instead.
| 5. Finding Articles: Periodical Indexes and Abstracting Services |
The most convenient direct access to periodical indexes and abstracts is through the UCLA Libray Homepage. Click on Find Online Materials or go directly to http://eresources.library.ucla.edu/. If you know a particular title, you can search for it here or else use the drop-down menu to search by subject area, including U.S. History.
Recommended resources for U.S. History:
Expanded
Academic Index
Both an index and abstracting database as well as a source for full-text
on the web. You can limit retrieval to full-text.
America:
History & Life (AHL)
The most authoritative listing of
periodical literature, book and media reviews, and dissertations in United
States and Canadian history. Covers over 1,700 journals published
worldwide.
Search Hints:
Use Keyword Search to begin, then if desired
Indicate Time Period: For example, 17c or 18c., or 1620s-80s, etc.
Click on magnifying glass icon to right of time
period to browse options.
Historical
Abstracts (HA) 1955-
The "world's leading historical
bibliography" covers the history of the world from 1450 to the present
(excluding North America but including the rest of the Americas).
Includes English-language journals (1,700+), books, and disseratations.
Periodicals Archive Online (formerly PCI Full Text)
Indexes thousands of periodicals in the social sciences and humanities from 1770-1995, and currently offers full text of articles for 200 complete journal runs.
HAPI:
Hispanic American Periodicals Index, 1970-
Online index to journals on Central
and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Hispanics in the United States
published throughout the Western world. Produced at UCLA.
HLAS
Online (Handbook of Latin American Studies)
Annotated bibliography of significant
works on Latin America covering the humanities and social sciences.
| 6. Finding Book Reviews |
6.1. On the Web:
Generally best to use the book title as your search term.
1. America: History and Life. 1964- .
Search Hint: On search page, under Document Type, limit to Book Review.2. Periodicals Archive Online (formerly PCI Full Text). Indexes thousands of periodicals in the social sciences and humanities from 1770-1995, and currently offers full text of articles for 200 complete journal runs.
Search Hint: On search page under Scope: Limit to Books Reviews Only3. Expanded Academic Index
Although there is no separate limit for book reviews, citations to reviews are clearly marked in the record.
4. Historical Abstracts. 1955- .
Search Hint: Unfortunately, Historical Abstracts does not index by Book Review. However, you can sometimes retrieve reviews by adding "review" to a keyword or subject (not title) search.
6.2. . Print Resources:
Available in the YRL Reference area 1st floor or in the YRL
stacks, by call number.
1. Book Review Index. 1965- . YRL Ref. Z1035 A1 B6
2. C.R.I.S. : The Combined Retrospective Index Set to Journals in History, 1838-1974. 11 vols. vol. 4-9 U.S. History. YRL Stacks Z6205 .C112
3. Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals, 1886-1974. 15 vols. YRL Ref. Z1036 A1 C65 (Case O)
| 7. Full-Text Journals on the Web |
Access from either the UCLA Homepage E-Resources site (use dropdown menu; click on United States History and then on either Electronic Journal Collections or Electronic Journals) or search by title in the Find Online Materials portion of the homepage or in ORION2.
Includes many full-text journals; click on pdf file for full-text online or UC-elinks to connect either to electronic version held by UC or to find out whether UC/UCLA subscribes to the journal in which the article appears.American Periodicals Series (APS) Online
89 journals published between 1740 and 1800 offer insights into America's transition from a British colony to an independent nation. The journals support research for a range of academic fields. Titles include Massachusetts Magazine, which published America's first short stories, and Thomas Paine's Pennsylvania Magazine, which reported on inventions. One of the first mass printings of the Declaration of Independence, a letter by George Washington on the crucial Battle of Trenton, and the thoughts of Benjamin Franklin are among the highlights of content from this period.Index to Early American Periodicals
Indexes the 89 periodicals appearing in the 1740-1800 segment of APS.JSTOR
An archival collection of over 100 journals in history and other subject areas including African-American and Asian studies, ecology, economics, education, finance, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, and sociology. JSTOR does not include the latest 5 years of any journal, but often includes back issues from several decades past.Project MuseHistory titles include:
Hispania 1917-1998
Hispanic American Historical Review 1918-1999 (plus links to recent content 2000-2003)
Hispanic Review 1933-1998
Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs 1970-2000
Journal of Inter-American Studies 1959-1969
Journal of Latin American Studies 1969-1998
Latin American Perspectives 1974-2000
Latin American Research Review 1965-2000American Historical Review 1895-1999
American Quarterly 1949-1995 (plus links to recent content 1996-2003)
Annals of the Association of American Geographers 1911-1998
Comparative Studies in Society and History 1958-1998
Economic Geography 1925-1998
Economic History Review 1927-1998
Eighteenth-Century Studies 1967-1995 (plus links to recent content 1995-2003)
English Historical Review 1886-1998
Ethnohistory 1954-1999 (plus links to recent content 2000-2003)
History and Theory 1960-1999
Journal of Contemporary History 1966-2000
Journal of Economic History 1941-1998
Journal of Interdisciplinary History 1970-1998
Journal of the History of Ideas 1940-1995 (plus links to recent content 1996-2003)
Reviews in American History 1973-1994 (plus links to recent content 1995-2003)
William and Mary Quarterly 1892-2000
Full text of over 40 journals in History. Full text coverage varies by journal title but ranges from 1993 to the present. If you have a "favorite" journal, this is an excellent source for book reviews.History Cooperative
UCLA's membership in the History Cooperative provides online access to current issues of major history journals, including:Nation Digital ArchiveAmerican Historical Review
Commonplace
Journal of American History
Law and History Review
William and Mary QuarterlySearch by journal title in ORION2 and click on Online Access
Full-text of articles from the Nation beginning in 1865.
HarpWeek (Harper's Weekly), 1857-1912.
Harper's Weekly was the premier 19th century illustrated magazine. This site provides access to the full-text of all articles and illustrations appearing in the magazine from 1857-1912.
America's "newspaper of record," this site provides searchable access
to the full-text of the New York Times from 1851 to 1999.
| 8. Selected Primary Sources on the Web |
Anti-Imperialism in the United States, 1898-1935
This site introduces the first organizations formed to oppose U.S. territorial and economic imperialism and makes available many of the otherwise hard-to-find documents they produced. Among them is a large collection of anti-imperialist literature. Of particular significance is the link to Suffrage and Self-Determination.
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
As its contribution to the 500th Anniversary of The Encounter of Two Worlds, Millersville University of Pennsylvania created and installed The Computerized Information Retrieval System (CIRS) on Columbus and the Age of Discovery in 1989 as a freely available web resource.
Early American Imprints: Evans Digital Edition
Full-text searchable database based on the renowned American Bibliography by Charles Evans and enhanced by Roger Bristol's Supplement to Evans' American Bibliography, the digital version currently contains content up to Evans Document No. 28,722 (published in 1795). Upon completion, Evans Digital will consist of more than 36,000 works and 2,400,000 images.
Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment
Centered on present-day Canada and the United States with some limited coverage of Mexico, includes letters, diaries, memoirs, and accounts of early encounters. EENA uses PhiloLogic software, developed at the University of Chicago, to enable in-depth browsing and searching of the bibliographic, image and full-text elements within the database.
Digital National Security Archive
The database includes more than 40,000 of the most important declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions. There are 20 complete collections, each offering specialized insights. Collections include The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, El Salvador, 1977?1984, El Salvador, 1980?1994, and Nicaragua, 1978?1990 .
North American Women's Letters and Diaries, Colonial - 1950
NAWL ncludes the immediate experiences of 1,017 women, as revealed in approximately 120,000 pages of diaries and letters. Provides in-depth browsing and searching of both the bibliographic and the full-text elements within the database.
American Colonist's Library: Primary Source Documents Pertaining to Early American History
A searchable collection of historical works which contributed to the formation of American politics, culture, and ideals from 500 BCE(!) to 1800.
Documenting the American South
Documenting the American South (DAS) is a collection of sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century. As of January 1, 2004, DAS includes 1,266 books and manuscripts.
Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy, 1898-1914
Fairly comprehensive list of links to full-text documents and the occasional online exhibition containing graphics developed an maintained at Mount Holyoke College.
Illustrating Traveler: Adventure and Illustration in North American and the Caribbean 1790-1895
An exhibit mounted by the Beinecke Library at Yale of illustrated traveler's narratives and original art by illustrators from the late 18th to the late 19th century.
The Multicultural American West
A space for the interactive exchange of ideas, information, and educational tools related to the American West in multicultural and intercultural perspective. By "multicultural" the site designers mean to stress culture as defined by race, ethnicity, language, and nationhood, but also to include gender, sexuality, class, religion, and other factors as distinct cultural forces. By intercultural they mean to stress the making of culture(s) through contact and conflict.
Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America 1520-1820
A selection of primary sources, images, interpretative essays, and bibliographies focusing on visual culture (art, architecture, artifacts). Designed by art historians to support art history course, the site provides an excellent resource for visual images. Under construction with an anticipated completion date on summer 2004.
World of 1898: The Spanish-American War
A site developed and maintained by
the Hispanic Division at the Library of Congress, it provides links to
resources and documents on the war, the period before the war, and some
of the individual who participated in or commented on the fighting. Includes
chronologies, bibliographies, and textual and illustrative materials on
Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the United States.
| 9. Primary Sources in Microform |
Colonial Discourse. Series One,
Women, Travel and Empire, 1660-1914.
Guide: G460 .C65 1998 - YRL Stacks,
Microform & Media Services
Microfilm: Request from SRLF
Masculinity: Men Defining Men
and Gentlemen, 1560-1918.
Microfilm: Request from SRLF
Princeton University Latin American
Pamphlet Collection: Women and Gender Issues in Cuba.
Microfilm: Request from SRLF
United States and Castro's Cuba,
1950s-1970s: The Paterson Collection.
Guide: E183.8 .C9 U64 1999 - Microform
and Media Services
Microfilm: Request from SRLF
Women's Movement in Cuba, 1898-1958:
The Stoner Collection on Cuban Feminism.
Printed reel guide
Microfilm: Request from SRLF
| 10. Other Useful Websites |
American
Historical Association
http://www.theaha.org
Organization
of American Historians
http://www.indiana.edu/~oah/index.html
CALAFIA:
California Cooperative Latin American Collection Development Group
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/hasrg/latinam/calafia/index.html
H-Net
Humanities and Social Sciences Online: List of Discussion Networks
http://www.h-net.org/lists/
Collections
and Internet Resources in United States History (UCLA Library page)
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/yrl/colls/ushist/index.htm#lists
Voice
of the Shuttle
http://vos.ucsb.edu/
ejb2/04