History 201/225: Getting Started

For your history class, you have been asked to come up with a question from the lecture, then work together to figure out how to answer that question. This guide will provide some ideas for how to answer those questions. Look through the tabs on this website to learn more about tracking down information using these techniques:

• Powering up your searches with Advanced Google Searching
• Looking up information in trusted eBooks and websites
• Reading scholarly resources in Article Databases
• Finding evidence in Primary Sources
• Reaching out to Get Help

When selecting sources for your research, it's important to know what type of source you're looking at. The Know Your Sources infographic will help give you an idea of who created and what went into the creation of the source you're looking at.

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