HISTORY 201 History of Christianity in America Fall 2010 Michael Unsworth History Librarian
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INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLGY
ABBREVIATIONS
RETRIEVING MATERIAL: MELCAT
MELCAT
14 Digit ID Number
MELCAT
RETRIEVING MATERIAL: WORLDCAT
WORLDCAT
ILLIAD
Author Search: Father Coughlin
Author Search: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
RELIGION IN INDIANAPOLIS
TITLE SEARCH: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDIANAPOLIS
Keyword Search: Great Awakening
“…the compiler of a BIBLIOGRAPHY acts as a scholarly research assistant, providing a summary of what is available in one easy-to-use guide.” Meyer, Jack Allen. An annotated bibliography of the Napoleonic era: recent publications, (New York : Greenwood Press, 1987): xi.
FROM A SCHOLARLY WORK
BIBLIOGRAPHIES ON THE AMERICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
FINDING BIBLIOGRAPHIES IN THE ONLINE CATALOG
PRIMARY SOURCES: Definition “…items that are directly associated with their producer or user and the time period in which they were created. Examples, include diaries, newspapers articles, government documents, photographs, oral interviews, and news broadcasts.” Presnell, Jenny L. The information-literate historian : a guide to research for history students (New York : Oxford University Press, 2007): 93.
CAUTION: MEMOIRS
Researching LDS/MORMONS
FROM A BOOK
PRIMARY SOURCES: Archival Collection
BILLY SUNDAY BASEBALL EVANGELIST
sourcesmanuscripts archivesnotebooks, sketchbooks, etc. archival resourcespersonal narratives, American [Chinese, Finnish] correspondencepersonnel records diariesrecords and correspondence
FINDING PRIMARY SOURCES IN THE ONLINE CATALOG
History of the American Black Church
Circuit Riders
ArticleReach
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