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History: Research Guide

History Research guide

History Research Guide

Welcome to the Bishop's University guide to resources in the study of History.

The aim of this guide is to help navigate the wealth of information available to Bishop's University students.  This guide contains a selective list of reference tools available for study and research in the discipline of History   

 Information herein is organized into seven sections:

  1. Where to start:  How to proceed when you are not familiar with your topic:  Reference sources 
  2. Books:  How do you find books in the Bishop's Collection, and beyond.  Sofia
  3. Periodical literature: How to find periodical articles in the Bishop's collection, and beyond.  Sofia
  4. Writing a history paper:  How do you proceed when writing a history paper. 
  5. Primary Sources: How to analyze primary sources.
  6. Secondary sources:  How to analyze secondary sources.
  7. Chicago Citation style:  What you need to know when writing a paper using the Chicago style.