U.S. History II Research Paper
For your U.S. History II project, you will need to use at least 6 sources to find information for a presentation and essay. The following databases and links on this page are provided to help you find sources and offer guidance. For citation help, please see the Citing an Bibliography Info tab on the menu to the left.
Gale DATABASESGale PowerSearch
Search quickly and easily through every database at once. Academic OneFile Search millions of credible articles from leading journals of all disciplines U.S. History in Context Articles pertaining to the significant events, people, and topics of U.S. history U.S. History Collection Well-rounded thinking of both current coverage and events in US history Criminal Justice Collection Journals for law related articles Military and Intelligence Collection Past and current state of military affairs Citations & Bibliography
Purdue OWL
The Purdue Online Writing Lab will help you figure out how to cite your information. The site is clear and accurate EasyBib EasyBib hosts an easy to use citation maker |
Newspapers and MagazinesNew York Times
Full text articles from 1985 and onwards New York Times Archive 1851-1923 Archival articles published prior to 1923. Be careful, however, as you will only be allowed to view up to 10 articles each calendar month. There is a fee for articles published after 1923 and before 1986. Since this link directs you to a search page hosting articles published before and after 1923, it is important to search according to dates. To make sure you're searching the right articles, find the box to the left and type in specific search dates. Boston Globe Full text articles from 1980 and onwards Popular Magazines This database is 100% full text and includes over 600 titles including: Consumer Reports, Time, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, US News and World Report, Vogue, Fortune, Business Week, National Review, Cosmopolitan, NPR and Oprah. ABC ClioABC Clio
Search through six history databases. Internet SourcesGoogle Scholar
Search scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles |