HIST 202: Making History: The 1960s: Part 2
Part Two: Finding Secondary Sources
Historians need to understand what other scholars have said about a topic before delving into the primary sources. It’s important to find books and articles that are peer-reviewed. Your task will be to find three secondary sources, one of which should be a journal article and one of which should be a book.
Print Books
eBooks
Scholarly Databases
America History and Life (EBSCO)
America: History and Life™ with Full Text is the definitive database of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With selective indexing for over 1,700 journals from 1955 to present, this database is without question the most important bibliographic reference tool for students and scholars of U.S. and Canadian history.
Topics range from the arrival of Vikings in North America all to the way to the first stirrings of the American Revolution and on through the Civil Rights movement, 9/11, and the War on Terror. Includes reference works, news and periodical articles, and primary resources.
Full runs of more than 2,600 top scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
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