History  

1. How to start writing a research paper  
2. Use these Reference Resources to start your reseach
3. History Research and Writing Help online

Use the reference sources below to:

• help define a topic
• place a topic in context
• get an overview of scholarly thought on a topic 
• help you focus and develop a thesis for your paper

Articles in reference sources often list articles, books, and websites for further reading,  in sections entitled Bibliography, Suggested Reading, Further Information, etc.

Carroll College owns a comprehensive collection of history reference books, from wartime history, education reform, terrorism and the Middle Ages to the Encyclopedia of Hair.

Use Library of Congress subject headings to browse by subject area.

The follwing titles will help you with choosing or narrowing down a topic, conducting research and oral histories and writing clear, articulate papers.

The Oxford Guide to Library Research - Thomas Mann

Call Number: Z710 .M23 2005 Ref-

ISBN: 9780195189971

Publication Date: 2005-11-01

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations - Kate L. Turabian; Wayne C. Booth (Revised by); Gregory G. Colomb (Revised by); Joseph M. Williams (Revised by); University of Chicago Press Staff (Revised by)

Call Number: PE1478.T86 2007 Ref-

ISBN: 9780226823362

Publication Date: 2007-04-15

A Writer's Reference - Diana Hacker; Nancy Sommers

Call Number: PE1408 .H2778 2011 Ref

ISBN: 9780312601430

Publication Date: 2010-10-25

Oral History - Patricia Leavy

Call Number: ebook

ISBN: 9780195395099

Publication Date: 2011-02-24