LibGuides: HIST 260 Historiography and Research Methods: Home

AGENDA 3/11/24

Agenda for HIST 260 library session

1. Welcome and introduction (<1 min)

2. Goal statement: (<1 min.)

By the end of class, you will be able to find scholarly secondary sources in JSTOR and Project Muse databases.

By the end of class, you will know how to obtain resources from outside our library's holdings via PASCAL and InterLibrary Loan.

3. Search preparation: Let's generate some keywords (3 mins.)

4. Finding resources in JSTOR (10 mins.)

5. Finding resources in Project MUSE (10 mins.)

6. Getting resources from PASCAL and ILL (10 mins.)

If there's one website I want you to know exists....

Library Home Page
Use OneSearch to search resources

Database station

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A large collection of fulltext journals in the arts, sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Covers the most important journals from Volume 1, Issue 1 to about five years ago. Project MUSE often covers the rest, as do other database collections.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive selection of prestigious humanities and social sciences journals. MUSE is also the sole source of complete, full-text versions of titles from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies.