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The Research Guides have been developed by librarians to serve as starting points in helping students select appropriate resources for research projects.

Evaluating Sources

How to Evaluate Information Sources

Citing Sources

General Citation Guides
APA Style
ASA Style
MLA Style
Chicago Manual of Style
Turabian
Turabian Citation Guide
Provided by Ohio State University Libraries


CSE Style
American Anthropological Association Style
Citing Specific Databases

Tutorials
Google Guide
"An online interactive tutorial and reference for experienced users, novices, and everyone in between."


Reading Scientific Papers, Flash Tutorial
Provided by Purdue University


Study Skills - How to Study
A free study skills resource site provided by Mangrum-Strichart Learning Resources


Library Research Tools
Databases A - Z
Online Databases available to Albion College faculty, students and staff. To access databases from off-campus, see Access to Electronic Resources from Off-Campus


EndNote FAQ
Addresses common questions regarding the use of EndNote


Find books, videos, and other materials


Find Journal Articles


Find Newspapers


Google Scholar
"Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research."


Recent Acquisitions of the Albion College Library
Recent acquisitions listed by subject. Users can subscribe to RSS feeds to stay updated.


Library Services
Archives Reference Request


Checking Out Library Materials and More FAQ
Circulation Services encompasses the circulation of library materials, wireless laptops, stack management, course reserves, audio-visual services, student employment, and classroom reservation


Government Documents Information


Information for Faculty


Interlibrary Loan Information


Need Research Help?


Software Installation CDs
List of available software includes Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, FrontPage and Publisher), GroupWise and Microsoft XP (for faculty/staff checkout only)


Special Collections (Rare Books and Archives) Information


History, European Research Guide

For research assistance, contact

Cheryl Blackwell
or Michelle Gerry
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Find Books & Videos
Albion College Library Online Catalog
The Albion College Library Online Catalog - your one-stop spot to search for books, periodicals, government documents, videos, electronic materials and more!
MeLCat Online Catalog
MeLCat will help you find books owned by dozens of libraries in Michigan (including Albion College, Michigan State University, Central Michigan University, and many others). Books may be borrowed by using the online request form.
WorldCat
Records of books and any other types of material cataloged by thousands of libraries worldwide. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.
Find Journal Articles & More
19th Century Masterfile (Poole's Plus)
Poole's Plus currently contains more than 3.7 million citations to periodicals, books, newspapers (including the New York Times), and government documents from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Albion College Library - Electronic Journals Home Page
Provides links to more than 2,000 electronic journals available through the Albion College Library.
Arts and Humanities Search
Indexes 1300 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals. Coverage begins in 1980.
Early English Books Online: EEBO
Collection of full-text books written between 1476-1671.
Electronic Collections Online
Electronic Collections Online provides indexing and full-text from academic journals in many disciplines. Articles can be viewed online or printed.
Expanded Academic ASAP
Balanced coverage is available through 3,000 indexed and 1,900 full-text titles in a wide variety of disciplines including: social science journals, humanities journals, science and technology journals, national news periodicals, etc.
Full Text Finder
Many journals, magazines, and newspapers are available in full text through online databases. To search for availability of full text articles from a particular source, look for the title of the journal, magazine, or newspaper by following the appropriate links.
Heritage of the Printed Book
History of the book. Union catalog of European printing from the 15th century to the 1830s
Historical Abstracts
The most prominent index to articles and books for the field of non-U.S. or Canadian history.
Humanities Abstracts
Indexes 400 periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature. Coverage begins in 1984.
JSTOR
Provides indexing and full-text from scholarly journals in many disciplines. Unique, in that coverage for each journal begins with the first volume.
Online Databases - Complete List
A comprehensive list of all online databases.
Readers' Guide Retrospective
This resource lists journal and magazine articles published between 1890-1982, and covers a wide variety of subjects, including African-Americans, Aging, Archeology, Astronomy, Biographies, Business, Education, Environment, Film, Fine Arts, Foreign Affairs, Health, History, Literature, Medicine, Music, News, Politics, Popular Culture, Religion, Science, Sports, and Technology.
WilsonSelectPlus (FirstSearch)
WilsonSelectPlus Full Text contains indexed and abstracted articles from over 1300 periodicals, all with ASCII full text online.
Online Resources
Academic Info: European History Gateway
Ancient History Sourcebook
The Ancient History Sourcebook is a collection of online etexts useful in the study of ancient history. The Sourcebook is organized in a number of sections, including Human Origins, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Israel, Greece, Hellenistic World, Rome, Late Antiquity, and Christian Origins. The Ancient History Sourcebook also includes links to visual and aural material.
British History Online
"Digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust."
BUBL LINK
Catalogue of Internet Resources using the Dewey Decimal System as the primary organisation structure.. Selected internet resources covering all academic subject areas.
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents From Western Europe
European History (Voice of the Shuttle)
Medieval Sourcebook
The Internet Medieval Sourcebook provides links to etexts covering Medieval history.
ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
Perseus Project - Perseus Digital Library
The Perseus Project functions as a digital library of works from the Greek and Roman classical world. The collection contains primary and secondary sources for the study of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as dictionaries and other reference works.
United Nations World Digital Library
The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. The principal objectives of the WDL are to: Promote international and intercultural understanding; Expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet; Provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences; Build capacity in partner institutions to narrow the digital divide within and between countries.
WESSLinks
Portal site created by the Western European Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Reference Sources
Dictionary of the Middle Ages
REFERENCE COLLECTION - D114 .D5
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
REFERENCE COLLECTION - B 802 .E53
Encyclopedia of the European Union
REFERENCE COLLECTION - JN30 .E52 1998
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance
REFERENCE COLLECTION - CB361 .E52 1999
Hutchinson Encyclopedia of the Renaissance
REFERENCE COLLECTION - CB361 .H87 1999
Oxford illustrated history of medieval Europe
REFERENCE COLLECTION - D 102 .O94 1988
Suggested Subject Headings
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Art and the revolution

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