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History Senior Thesis Resources

An evolving guide of resources for thesis writers in history

About this Guide

Vue d'une Ville des Foulis et de ses plantations.This guide provides resources to help you with research and writing for your senior thesis in history. In this guide you will find: 
                           
  • Resources to find background information on your topic
  • Places to find books in print and online
  • Databases for locating scholarly and peer reviewed journal articles
  • Databases and other suggestions for locating alternative press and publications
  • Search tips for searching the library catalog and databases
  • Resources for citing your sources and writing
  • Databases for locating scholarly journal articles and suggestions for finding appropriate databases for your topic in CLIO 
  • Research tips to help you with refining or expanding your research focus and organizing materials for writing once you find them
  • Information and reference material about correct use of formatting styles and citation management

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Image: Vue d'une Ville des Foulis et de ses plantations. Antoine-François Prevost d'Exiles: Histoire generale des voyages ou nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par met et par
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, Paris: Didot 1749–1758. From Wikimedia Commons.