Research Guides: HIST 285: Historian's Workshop (Denial): Reference Sources

Don't know where to begin?

Try reading articles in subject encyclopedias. Subject encyclopedias are a good place to start your research. You can:

Explore potential topics
Gain background knowledge on a topic
Develop a preliminary list of sources

The New Encyclopedia of the American West by Howard R. Lamar (Editor)
Call Number: Main Stacks F591.N46 1998
ISBN: 0300070888
Pub Date: 1998
The Oxford History of the American West by Clyde A. Milner (Editor); Carol A. O'Connor (Editor); Martha A. Sandweiss (Editor)
Call Number: Main Stacks F591.O95 1994
ISBN: 0195059689
Pub Date: 1994

Use Reference Lists from Other Works

Look at the bibliographies, footnotes and reference lists in the articles, books, and reference sources you have already found!

These will lead you to other relevant sources, both secondary and primary sources. Then, search for the article or book in Knox Primo to see if it is available. Use Tipasa to obtain articles not available in full text in Knox Primo.