Historical Research Methods 

Research takes time.  Start early, and search often!  If our library does not own materials that you have found during your search, make sure to use our InterLibrary Loan Service.  Articles and books can both be borrowed from other libraries.  From the library's homepage, you can simply click on the EZ Borrow icon; this will take you to a page that gives you two options:  one for articles, and one for books.  Or, if you are already working in our online catalog, you can simply slick on the tab that reads InterLibrary Loan.

Give credit to the authors of the sources you use! Don't get caught plagiarizing! Understand that print resources are cited in one fashion; online resources require additional information. Check out our tutorial on Academic Honesty.

The Chicago citation style is one preferred by some history professors.  View this site for a full how-to of both print and online sources: Chicago Manual of Style.