This course guide has two main purposes:

1. To save you time in your research.
2. To help make your research more successful.  

For much more in-depth information on conducting historical research, please visit our guide on Library Research for History Students.

If you have any questions about this guide, or about your research for this class, then please don't hesitate to contact us!

Mary Stuart
History Librarian
244-0797 | m-stuart (at) illinois.edu

Geoffrey Ross
Collections and Services Specialist
333-9558 | gtross (at) illinois.edu

1. Reference Sources
   • Encyclopedias
   • Bibliographies, Handbooks, and Guides
   • Chronologies and Factbooks
   • Biographies
2. Books
   • The Online Catalog
   • I-Share
   • Why Bother with Subject Headings?
   • Some Example Subject Headings
   • Searching the Online Catalog
   • Digitized Book Collections
3. Periodicals
   • America: History and Life
   • Other Article Databases
   • Full-Text Collections
4. Newspapers
   • Digitized Historical Newspapers
   • Newspapers on Microfilm
5. Other Source Collections
   • Digital Collections
   • Microform Collections
6. Managing Your Sources
   • Zotero
   • Chicago Manual of Style
   • Guides to Chicago Style