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HIST 116: World History since 1500: Introduction

Objectives for Library Session

1) Identify topic of interest

2) Identify information retrieval tools in subject area

3) Learn how to search these tools efficiently and effectively.

4) Retrieve articles and/or books.

The World

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Welcome!

The library session will introduce you to library resources on modern world history and help you find secondary sources (i.e., scholarly journal articles, book chapters, or books) for your project. But you don't have to remember everything! This guide will remind you about helpful resources you can use while researching world history.  Your main objective will be to learn how to effectively and efficiently retrieve scholarly articles and/or books.

Assignment

Using sources discussed in the session, you need to submit to Prof. Pamonag a bibliographic list of at least two prospective sources (scholarly journal articles, book chapters, or books) for your project. 

In Western Online, go to AssessmentsAssignmentsBibliographic list.

Entries must follow the following format (see examples under the next tab, Citing Your Sources):

For book: Author’s last name, First name. Book Title. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication.

For journal article: Author’s last name, First name. “Article Title.” Journal Title x, no. x (year): pages.

For article in a book: Author’s last name, First name. “Article Title.” In Book title, edited by the author, pages X-pages Y. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. 

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