Doing Research in History
Guides to Writing and Research in History: (located in the Library's Writing Collection, 1st floor)
A Student's Guide to History. Jules Benjamin
Guides to doing historical research (from the UW Libraries)
Need help finding a topic?
- Term paper resource guide to 20th century united states history. E741 M83 1999
- Term paper resource guide to 20th century world history. DA421 R47 2000
- 10,000 ideas for term
papers, projects, reports and speeches. LB1047.3 L35 1998
These books are located in the Topics Collection on the 1st floor
Learn more about using primary sources
- What
is a primary source?
- Types
of primary sources
- How
to read a primary source
- How
to evaluate primary sources
- Primary source analysis worksheets
Citing sources using Chicago style
- Chicago
Style Guide (from Bedford St. Martin's Press - select "History")
See also: Chicago Quick Guide and Style Guides for Citing Sources, which includes a section on Chicago. - About Academic integrity and plagiarism