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This guide has been designed to help history students with research.

Getting Started

Research and writing in history can be similar to other disciplines, but there are some unique aspects as well. This guide will help you with some of the terminology associated with research in history, as well as some good practices for finding the best resources for your topic.

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Research Tutorial

Check out our research tutorial to learn more about doing your research:

Introduction

Part 1: Planning Your Research

Part 2: Finding Books in the Catalog and the Shelf

Part 3: Databases: An Introduction

Part 4: Searching in Databases

Part 5: Finding and Evaluating Websites

Part 6: Citing Sources

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Taylor St. Pierre

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tstpierre@hartford.edu

(860) 768-4397

Subjects: History, International Studies, Legal Studies, Political Science, Sociology

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