Humanities 5 - Research Guide   Tags: humanities humanities5  

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This guide will walk you through the various library sources helpful for the Humanities 5 annual research project. 

Sources include:reference materials, library catalog (printed books & eBooks), newspaper collections, NBC newsreels, journal & magazine articles, and Noodlebib citation tutorials.

Also included: Research Flow Chart, Noodlebib tutorials and an xtranormal animated intro to the library's eResource finder.

The sources contained in this guide are purchased/subscribed to by SPS.  These sources are not available freely on the Internet. One exception is the material collected in the tab above titled: Free Web sites/collections.  Resources listed in this section of the guide are collections & sources that are freely available to all.

Questions about any of the included sources?  Would you like a research consultation?  Please contact Lura Sanborn: lsanborn@sps.edu.

Good luck in your research!

1. Search for a topic(s) of interest.  Many students have found browsing reference e/books, chronologies, and/or newspaper headlines to be particularly helpful.
2. Locate background information in reference books, jotting down any topic-specific vocabulary.  (This vocabulary can be used later when searching the library's databases).
3. Locate books on the topic using the library's catalog.  Search the library's ebook collections to pinpoint chapters/pages containing information on the topic.
4. Locate additional material in the library’s databases.  The library purchases access to archival databases of: newsreels, newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals.
5. Ascertain you have found both primary and secondary sources.  (A primary source will have been created during the time period of your topic.  A secondary source will often be an anaylisis, academic discussion, overview, of the topic).
6. Cite all sources accurately.  Consider using Noodlebib to do so.
7. Please feel free to ask a Librarian for help at any step along the way.

Note: Research rarely goes exactly as planned.  You may find it necessary & helpful to revisit and re-sort the various steps listed above.