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 and Religious Studies Librarian
244-0797 | m-stuart (at) illinois.edu

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

1. Reference Sources
   • Introduction
   • Guides & Bibliographies
   • Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
   • Atlases, Statistics, & Directories
   • Biographies
2. Books
   • The Online Catalog
   • Subject Headings
   • Some Example Subject Headings
   • Searching the Online Catalog
   • Shelf Browsing
   • Ebook Collections
3. Periodicals
   • America: History & Life
   • Religion Database
   • Other Article Databases
   • Full Text Scholarly Journal Collections
   • Print & Microform Collections
4. Newspapers
   • Finding Newspapers in the Library
   • Historical Newspapers
   • Finding Articles in Newspapers
   • Current Newspapers
5. Other Source Collections
   • Digital Collections
   • Microform Collections
6. Citing Your Sources
   • Managing Your Sources
   • Chicago Style