• Look up your keywords in the indexes to subject encyclopedias.
• Read articles in these encyclopedias to set the context for your research.
• Note relevant items in the bibliographies at the end of the encyclopedia articles.
• Additional background information may be found in your lecture notes, textbooks, and reserve readings.
If you are still thinking about what topic you would like to use for your Exploration Project, here are some of the library's online reference resources which can help you get some background information on your topic. These resources are available on and off campus.
Here are some reference books that are located in the library's Reference area. Although they cannot be checked out, students are able to photocopy pages.
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AMERICAN DECADES AMERICAN DECADES PRIMARY SOURCES |
DAY BY DAY, THE NINETIES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE KOREAN WAR |
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DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN HISTORY |
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE VIETNAM WAR |
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COLD WAR 1945-1991 |
THE FIFTIES IN AMERICA |
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COLD WAR CULTURE |
DAY BY DAY, THE SEVENTIES |
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DAY BY DAY, THE FIFTIES |
GREAT AMERICAN TRIALS |
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DAY BY DAY, THE SIXTIES |
DAY BY DAY, THE EIGHTIES |
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AMERICAN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS, 1945-2000 |
EVENTS THAT CHANGED AMERICA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY |
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GREAT EVENTS FROM HISTORY: AMERICAN SERIES |
ST. JAMES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR CULTURE |
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WAR IN PEACE : THE MARSHALL CAVENDISH ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POSTWAR CONFLICT |
TERM PAPER RESOURCE GUIDE TO TWENTIETH-CENTURY UNITED STATES HISTORY |
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MILESTONE DOCUMENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY: EXPLORING THE PRIMARY SOURCES THAT SHAPED AMERICA |
MILESTONE DOCUMENTS OF AMERIAN LEADERS: EXPLORING THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF NOTABLE AMERICANS |
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CULTURE |
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS, SLOGANS, ISSUES, AND PLATFORMS |
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LESBIAN GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER HISTORY IN AMERICA |
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