Please watch these brief videos before meeting with me for a research appointment. They represent some key foundational knowledge that every graduate student in history should know before conducting library research.
You can easily use Ship Discovery Service to order items that we do not own or have direct access to. This video walks you through the brief steps, including how to register for Interlibrary Loan.
This short video demonstrates some techniques you can use when searching specialized databases. It focuses particularly on the two core specialized history databases: America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts.
This short video demonstrates the value, especially for graduate students, of using scholarly encyclopedias and handbooks. It demonstrates this by using an example from Oxford Reference Online.
