John D. Vairo Library   Brandywine

HIST 20/HIST 21 - Fall 2009 - American History

Assignment: Write a 7-10 page essay on a topic in American history using scholarly journals, books, and primary newspaper articles.

 Gale Virtual Reference Library: includes full-text encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources in a wide variety of subject fields.

Encyclopedia of American Studies: provides interdisciplinary coverage of the American experience, from pre-colonial days to the present.

The CAT:  the online catalog of resources in the Penn State Libraries. Limit your search by resource material type, search all Penn State libraries or a single location, and electronically request resources that are not at the Brandywine Campus (Use the I WANT IT button).

America: History & Life: includes scholarly articles on all aspects of the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.

New York Times Historical (1851-2006) (Digital Archive): includes a digitized image of every backfile issue of The New York Times from cover to cover, including news stories, editorials, photos, graphics, and advertisements.

America's Historical Newspapers (1690-1922): the images and full-text content from scores of historical American newspapers.

• Review your database search results, and click on  to find direct links from a database citation to the article full-text online (when available).

• ILLiad:  When GET IT! cannot link you to an article online, click on ILLiad in the GET  IT!  window to request a free PDF copy.
  
• You will be notified by email when your pdf copy is available for download from the ILLiad web site.

DID YOU REMEMBER TO:

• Confirm your library registration?
• If your registration is not complete, go to the Vairo Library circulation desk to have your "privilege extended." This procedure will allow you to place holds in the CAT using I WANT IT.

• Register with ILLiad?
• Go to ILLiad (http://ill.libraries.psu.edu), login with your Penn State ID and Password, and complete the registration form. When you are registered, links to ILLiad from a GETIT! window will automatically complete photocopy request forms for articles that are not full-text in Penn State databases.

• Ask the Vairo Library Staff or the Virtual Reference Service   for Help?
• Susan, Mary Fran, and Sara at the Vairo Library or the Penn State librarians covering the Virtual Reference Service will be happy to answer your questions and help you with search strategies. Don't be surprised if you are helped by one of us through Virtual Reference, as well as in Vairo Library!

Have Questions? 

Stop by the Vairo Library reference or circulation desk or use the Get Help

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