HIS 490: Senior History Seminar
Instructor: Philip Otterness
Librarian: David Bradshaw , ext. 3059
Finding Books:
View titles of some books in the MCLN network related to the Battle at King's Mountain, the Regulators, Constitutional debate, and the Carolina backcountry during the American Revolution
Or, search Our Catalog yourself Other Library Catalogs--to see what's available at UNC-A and other local libraries NetLibrary and other E-Books--
Full-text electronic books (over 50,000 of them)
History E-BOOK Project--
From the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), this growing collection contains quality books in the field of history. These are works of major importance to historical studies—books that remain vital to both scholars and advanced students, and are frequently cited in the literature.
WorldCat--
Searches the collections of libraries all over the world and indexes books, audiovisuals, & archival and manuscript materials.
Early American Imprints, Series I (Evans, 1639-1800)--This collection of documents has served as a foundation set for research involving early American history, literature, philosophy, religion, and more. Series I. Evans is "the definitive resource for information about every aspect of life in 17th- and 18th-century America."
Although many dissertations are indexed in WorldCat and America: History & Life, you may also wish to check the key index for dissertations (which includes abstracts for each dissertation), Dissertation Abstracts International.
Journal Sources:
America History & Life
A good history index to journal literature and book reviews--abstracts only (no full text)
JSTOR -- The Scholarly Journal Archive
A great full-text resource, with full backfiles of academic journals. Includes 40 history journals--some dating back to the 19th century.
You could try these interdisciplinary, full-text periodical databases which cover almost any subject areas. There are over 8,000 full-text journal titles in these four databases, so they may be useful for secondary sources :
Academic Search Full Text Elite
Info Trac Onefile
MasterFILE Full Text 1500
Proquest Research Library
The following humanities indexes may also be useful:
American Humanities Index
Arts & Humanities Search
Humanities Index
To Get Materials From Other Libraries:
*Use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to borrow materials from other libraries. Request forms are available online.
*Use Cooperative Borrower cards to borrow books yourself from other MCLN libraries and UNC-A. Ask for these cards at the Reference Desk. You can get library cards for the Asheville Buncombe Library System (public libraries) at any of their libraries.
Web Sites:
George Washington Papers
Thomas Jefferson Papers
Model Editions Partnership--Historical Editions
Battle of King's Mountain Historical Statements
North Carolina Newspaper Project
Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Documents from the Continental Congress and the Consitutional Convention, 1774-1789
Documenting the American South
Early Americas Digital Archive
American Memory Project--part of the American Digital Library Project of the Library of Congress, this site is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.
Historical Census Browser -- Census data back to 1790.
North Carolina Historical Documents--from UNC-CH Law Library, includes constitutions and amendments, etc.
North Carolina ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online)--a doorway to the special collections of North Carolina's libraries, archives, and museums.
State Archives of North Carolina
State Archives of South Carolina
Check out our list of History Web Resources
Use Search the Net to find your own sites using selected search engines.
Need a library refresher course??
Use Painless Library
Research for basic tips on using library resources and other info such as documenting sources.
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