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Research Methods & Guides
Finding more resources
Guides (or guides to the literature as they're sometimes called) provide 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.
- The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature. Chicago : American Library Association, 1994. [YRL Reference Desk Z6201 .G94 1995]
- Blazek, Ron. United States History: A Selective Guide to Information Sources. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1994. [YRL Reference Desk Z1236 .B57 1994]
- Help Guides to learn how to use library systems and resources for your research.
- The Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary
Guide to Selected Sources. Ed. Nancy L. Herron. 3rd ed. Englewood,
CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.
[YRL Reference Desk Z 7161 .S648 2002] Covers reference materials in history. - Westerman, R.C. Fieldwork in the library: a guide to research in anthropology and related area studies. Chicago : American Library Association, 1994. [YRL Reference Reading Room: Z 5111 .W47 1994]
Using Internet Sources
Writing and Paraphrasing
Compiled by Patti S. Caravello & Miki Goral, April 2004