HIST 3940: Historical Methods (Farrow)

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This guide lists sources from AUM's Library which you can use to do the research on authors and their literary works. If you have questions, please:

  • go to the Reference Desk on the Library's second floor
  • call the Reference Desk at 334-244-3649 when we are open
  • Ask A Librarian by e-mail

 

Reference Sources

The reference sources listed here are a sample of what's available in the Reference Collection on the second floor of the Library.

  • The A to Z of the Cold War
    D 843 .S54 2005
  • Chronology of the Cold War at Sea, 1945-1991
    D 842.3 .C48 1998
  • The Cold War, 1945-1991: Leaders and Other Important Figures in the United States and Western Europe
    D 839.5 .C65 1992
  • Cold War America, 1946 to 1990
    E 741 .G76 2003
  • Cold War Chronology: Soviet-American Relations, 1945-1991
    E 183.8 .S65 H55 1993
  • Cold War Culture: Media and the Arts, 1945-1990
    E 169.12 .S39 1998
  • The Cold War Encyclopedia
    D 840 .P28 1996
  • The Cold War Reference Guide: A General History and Annotated Chronology with Selected Biographies
    D 843 .S3365 1997
  • Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations
    UB 270 .T73 2004
  • Encyclopedia of the Cold War: A Political, Social, and Military History
    D840 .E63 2008
  • Encyclopedia of the McCarthy Era
    E 743.5 .K57 1996
  • The Longman Companion to Cold War and Detente, 1941-91
    D 840 .Y68 1993

 

Articles

To find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, use the Library's online databases which are accessible off campus. Print indexes for earlier magazine and newspaper articles are appropriate for finding articles in the popular press.

The entire text of many articles is included in the Library's databases. If an article is not in the database you are searching, you may be able to find it in another database or in the Library's Periodicals Collection:

  • by clicking on Article Linker
    OR
  • by typing the journal, magazine, or newspaper title into Serials Solutions (AUM)

Journals in the Periodicals Collection on the second floor of the Library are arranged by call number. Ask at the Reference Desk if you need assistance.

You may request articles that are not available in the Library or the databases through Interlibrary Loan.

History & Political Science Databases

General Databases & Print Indexes


Books

Books shelved on the third through sixth floors can be checked out. These books are listed in the Library's online catalog. Also check the database netLibrary for eBooks that are available online.

You can request books not available in the Library or netLibrary through Interlibrary Loan. Books may also be requested through Universal Borrowing.

 

United States Government

The AUM Library is a regional depository for federal government documents. Government Documents is located on the third floor of the Library, Phase I. Government information is also available full text on the Web.

Finding Information from the U.S. Government

Print Indexes to Government Information

  • Cumulative Title Index to United States Public Documents
    Documents Ref: GPO Z 1223.Z7 L47
  • Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications 1900-1971
    Documents Ref: GPO Z 1223.A14 C43
  • U.S. Serial Set Index
    Documents Ref: GPO Z 1223.Z9 C65 1975
  • U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index
    Documents Ref: GPO KF 40 .C56 1981
  • CIS Index to Congressional Publications
    Documents Ref: GPO KF 49.C66 (yr)
  • Unpublished U.S. Senate Committee Hearings Index
    Documents Ref: GPO KF 40.C55 1986

Selected Government Websites

Selected Government Information in Print

  • Public Papers of the Presidents
    Documents: AE 2.114:
  • Investigation of the Assasination of President John F. Kennedy
    Documents: Y 4. As 7: K38/7

 

Libraries & Archives

The AUM Library Archives & Special Collections on the eighth floor houses the Congressman William L. Dickinson Papers, 1964-1992. Dickinson, who served 13 consecutive terms in Congress from 1964 to 1992, was a strong advocate for national defense and served on the House Armed Services Committee.

You may also wish, either in person or online, to visit one or more of the libraries and archives listed to the right.

Alabama

Presidential Libraries

 

World Wide Web

Try searching the databases listed below for Websites that have already been evaluated.

Selected Cold War Websites

 

Citing Your Sources

Why do sources have to be cited?

  • to give credit to the original author
  • to avoid plagiarism
  • to help others find and verify information

You can read more about plagiarism in CQ Researcher (September 19, 2003).

How do I cite sources?

For this course, you'll use A Manual for Writers of Term Tapers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian) or the Chicago Manual of Style. Copies of these are available at the Reference Desk on the second floor.

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