OHIO HISTORY
Library and Internet Resources
A Guide for HST 217
Prepared by Karen Kimber, Social Sciences and Humanities Team Leader
April 2009
Finding Scholarly Articles
| America: History and Life |
Abstracts of articles on the history of the United States and Canada. Covers over 2000 scholarly journals.
*Includes Find It!
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| JSTOR |
Full text of articles in backfiles of major scholarly journals, usually over 5 years old |
| Arts & Humanities Citation Index |
Citations to articles in about 1100 scholarly journals, including history journals. Click on the box beside Social Sciences Citation Index to include this companion index in your search. (These indexes are also called the ISI Web of Knowledge.)
*Includes Find It!
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| Humanities International Complete |
Index of articles in more than 2000 journals, with full text for more than 770. History is among the subjects covered.
*Includes Find It!
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- * Find It! means that you can click for information on an article's availability online or in print at the WSU libraries or OhioLINK
For articles in scholarly journals in specialized subjects, use the Subject List of Databases to find other subject-oriented databases
A journal for browsing:
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Ohio History
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Online (free) from the Ohio Historical Society: 1887-2004
Online from the OhioLINK EJC: 2008-present
Online from Project Muse: 2007-present
Print volumes: Dunbar Current Periodicals / Bound Periodicals: 1987-Spring 2000 (F486.O51) / Southwest Depository: 1963-1986
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Finding Books in the University Libraries and OhioLINK
You can start your search for books on the University Libraries homepage under Search our Catalog.
You can search for keywords, that is, words found anywhere in the description of a book.
Often the the table of contents is included in the search, so you can find, for example, a book with a chapter about a particular person.
Use an asterisk (*) to find alternate endings of a word (up to 5 letters).
Each book is also assigned standardized subject headings. When you find a record for a book that interests you, you can find similar books by clicking on any highlighted subject listed in the book's record.
Below are some examples:
- Ohio -- History - and its subheadings
- Tip: Use the word Sources in your keyword search to find primary sources. Example:
If books you need are not available in the WSU Libraries, click on OhioLINK Central on your search results page to connect to the OhioLINK network, and request books there.
Primary Sources in the Wright State University Libraries
- Special Collections and Archives - See the website or visit the department on 4th floor
- The Ohio Documents collection on 2nd floor - Most publications are from the mid-1960s to the present
Primary Source Databases
Selected Websites
Finding Background Information
Use encyclopedias for information to help you understand what you read - and to get research paper ideas
- Ohio History Central - online encyclopedia from the Ohio Historical Society
- In the Reference Collection on 2nd floor of Dunbar Library:
- Encyclopedia of Ohio. 3rd ed. Ref F489 .E5 1999 vols. 1-2
- Ohio Politics Almanac. Ref JK5531.C87 2006
- Reference Universe - Find information in encyclopedias and other reference books, online or in Dunbar Library
- Also browse in the Special Collections Reference Collection on 4th floor of Dunbar Library
Citing Your Sources
- Chicago / Turabian Style
- Turabian Quick Guide - A brief guide to common types of citation, from the publishers of the full manual
- Turabian & Chicago Citation Syle Examples - A helpful online guide, from Northwest Missouri State University
- A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers, by Kate L. Turabian. 7th ed. Dunbar Info Desk (LB2369 .T8 2007)
- MLA Style
Putting Your Final Project Together
Using RefWorks to Manage Your References
What can you do with RefWorks?
- Create your own online database of articles, books, etc.
- By importing citations from electronic databases
- By keying in information about individual items
- Organize the records (e.g., by subject or project)
- Produce bibliographies in the correct format for your papers using almost any style (e.g., Turabian)
How do you get started using RefWorks?
- The WSU Libraries' RefWorks page shows how to set up your account and links to user guides
- To import records from a database, you will need to know what search interface the database uses (see chart above)