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European History

Getting Started  

Finding Books

• Use Scotty, the Library's online catalog to identify books by topic, title or author OR 
  to identify if the Library owns particular journals. Scotty does not include articles. 
  
  Search by keyword for materials on a particular topic, then refine using Subject Headings.

Example:  Keyword search ~ 
Example:  Subject Headings:  

• To find primary sources in Scotty, use the following "primary source keywords" in combination with words from your list to search SCOTTY.

Primary Source Keywords
Autobiographies Correspondence Description and Travel Diary or diaries Early works to _____	Interviews Letters Oral Histories Pamphlets Personal Narratives	Pictorial works Songs and Music Sources Speeches

    Example:       

• Try Melvyl, the UC library-wide catalog for broader coverage. 

E-Texts

Internet Gateways

Useful Reference Works

Print encyclopedias provide an overview of a topic and include bibliographies. Bibliographies, biographical sources, and historiographies lead you to other sources. Here is a sampling:

• Dictionary of the avant-gardes - Rivera Ref NX456 .K67 2000
  Encyclopedia of contemporary French culture - Rivera Ref DC33.7 .E53 1998
  Encyclopedia of 20th century architecture - Rivera Ref NA680 .E495 2004
  Encyclopedia of contemporary German culture - Rivera Ref DD290.26 .E53 1999
  Encyclopedia of European social history from 1350 to 2000 - Rivera Ref HN373 .E63 2001
  Encyclopedia of World War I - Rivera Ref D510 .E53 2005
  Europe since 1945 : an encyclopedia - Rivera Ref D1058 .E8754 2001
  Holocaust and World War II almanac - Rivera Ref D804.17 .H65 2001
  Modern Germany: an encyclopedia of history, people, & culture, 1871-1990 - Rivera Ref DD14 .M64
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  Research tip #3 Let the research lead you:  check  the bibliographies.

Electronic reference works include:

Articles

• JSTOR Journal Archive is a a great place to find scholarly journal articles. Since JSTOR is an archive of journals,  there are no current years online. Given JSTOR's wide coverage,  it is wise to limit your search terms to particular journals and disciplines.
  
  Getting to JSTOR:  Select Databases A-Z  (on the left side) -» Choose  J   -»  Then  JSTOR The Scholarly Journal Archive 
  
  Once you enter JSTOR: 

• Select SEARCH then Advanced Search
  
• Enter Search Terms
• Set Limits
• Scroll down to "SELECT DISCIPLINES OR JOURNALS"
  Select   History - 73 journals
  • Notes:  Use quotation marks to search for a phrase
    The searching default is full-text - you can change to article title or abstract
    

Cite Your Sources  

Researchers use standard citation formats to identify books, articles, etc., consulted and to give credit to their authors. Consistency is crucial. As a university student, you are expected to follow the same guidelines.

Always consult your instructor for the format used in your class.
See the Library's Cite your sources  guide for help with the most common formats.

Professors in history and some humanities courses often require footnotes or endnotes based on The Chicago Manual of Style. You will usually be asked to include a bibliography at the end of your paper as well.  Click on the following link for tips: Chicago-style and Quick guide (N stands for endnote/footnote and B for bibliography)      

Further Assistance

Librarians are here to help you! 
Stop by at the Reference Desk, call at 827-4392, email us at: rivref@ucr.edu, or  click on 
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