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    • EndNote Can Make You Smarter — Really!


  • Charles D'Aniello

    Charles D'Aniello, M.A., M.S.L.S.

    Charles D'Aniello is the subject librarian for U.S. History and is available for research consultations, instruction, curricular support & purchase requests.

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    EndNote Can Make You Smarter — Really!
    Posted: November 3rd, 2009 by Charles D'Aniello

    Instruction: I will offer an EndNote class this Friday (11/20) in 109 Lockwood Library from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  To register, please visit: http://www.etc.buffalo.edu/workshops/workshop.asp?EventID=1021

    ENlogoSB[1]EndNote is database software that enables you to create an extremely data-rich and flexible database you can use to “save” and organize your research.  People are most familiar with EndNote as a tool for inserting bibliographic citations into their writing.  But EndNote can do much, much more.  An entry for any item in an EndNote database (library) may be added to or modified at any time.  A record for a particular article, for instance, may contain extensive subject indexing (which you can create or modify to suit your needs), a link to the article itself (saved as a file on your drive), or illustrations.  For instance, you could use EndNote to save vacation photos.  A record can also contain many pages of text saved in an annotation field.  As your knowledge grows and your research matures, your EndNote records — and the library the records comprise — can grow and be modified repeatedly.  You might find EndNote an excellent way to save notes for an exam associated with a graduate degree.  You might never use the citation capability of EndNote and still find it useful.  Databases like EndNote can – in a very practical and understandable way – make you “smarter.”  They can enhance the memory dependent portion of your performance. 

    For many years, I have taught people how to use EndNote.  And over the years the product has evolved significantly.  It is easier to use now than ever before and the databases from which citations are often uploaded into an EndNote library now generally make this a truly seamless process.  

    You can teach Endnote to yourself.  That is how I learned to use it.  But you might also benefit from attending a class.  The class will give you a framework into which to organize your reading and what you’ve learned or will learn from practicing with the software.  That said, there are some excellent self-instructional materials on the Web.  Some are produced by the publisher; others, by librarians and the staff of research institutes.  For a quick EndNote overview, that takes less than 10 minutes, watch the publisher produced “What’s New in EndNote x3”: http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=endnote+x3&hl=en&emb=0&aq=f.  It is complemented by the University of Queensland’s: http://www.library.uq.edu.au/endnote/new_in_endnoteX3.html. You’ll find the UB Libraries’ EndNote site at: http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/endnote/index.html. Be sure to give special attention to the Frequently Asked Questions at: http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/endnote/faqs.html.  Excellent step-by-step illustrated tutorials are available at:  http://www.library.uq.edu.au/endnote/introtutorialX2/.  They are for X2; but complete up to the X3 enhancements.  Years ago, I learned how to use EndNote by studying an earlier version of these.  They are a good place to begin.  You’ll find the publisher’s tutorials at: http://www.endnote.com/training/WMVs/ENX3/enx3tutorial_download.asp. For additional videos and HTML documents, visit the Yale University medical library’s: http://www.med.yale.edu/library/education/guides/endnote.  Finally, you will find a “getting started” guide, produced by the publisher, at: http://www.endnote.com/support/helpdocs/ENX3_GettingStartedGuide_WinMac.pdf. 

    Instruction: I will offer an EndNote class this Friday (11/20) in 109 Lockwood Library from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  To register, please visit: http://www.etc.buffalo.edu/workshops/workshop.asp?EventID=1021

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    History Synthesized and Contextualized
    Posted: October 24th, 2009 by Charles D'Aniello

     Cambridge  Histories Online

    http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/pdp/index.asp?ID=468

    cambridge_large_3D6E88[1]Publication of the Cambridge Histories began in 1960 and today there are over 250 volumes.  Authored by distinguished scholars, they are an excellent place to begin research.  They offer a contextualized overview of their respective topics as well as a wealth of detailed information.  They excel in suggesting how one event or thing is related to another.  They give the BIG picture.  They are a natural complement to such resources as Gale Virtual Reference (a huge collection of scholarly encyclopedias) and Blackwell Reference (a large collection of scholarly handbooks and dictionaries).  All these resources have one thing in common: they make it possible for you to efficiently (quickly) educate yourself and to compensate for what for most of us is an incomplete education. Entries conclude with bibliographies.

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    The feature My Histories “will allow you access to your own password protected pages . . . where you may re-run recent and saved searches, bookmark chapters of particular interest and create your own individual notes on each bookmarked item. You may also create separate workgroups which will enable you to share information (bookmarks, searches, notes, external links and announcements) with other users within the My Histories pages.”

     

    In Cambridge Histories Online, topical multi-volume sets (histories and encyclopedias/dictionaries) may be searched individually, within topical groupings (for instance, American history, British history, economic history, general history, history of science, music, religious studies, and philosophy) or you may search across the entire collection.  Multi-volume sets cover such topics as:  the history of the book, Latin America, ancient history, India, modern history, Europe, modern Britain, Africa, American literature, China, Iran, Islam, Japan, Judaism, law in America, the United States, the Bible, native peoples of the Americas, medieval history, Egypt, 18th century philosophy, food, and Greek and Roman warfare.  

    Many of these sets are held in paper.  Please consult the catalog.

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    Explore Free E-Books and Major Commercial E-Book Readers
    Posted: October 10th, 2009 by Charles D'Aniello

    Links given under the various readers lead to videos.  Sit back and be informed.  Of course, you do not need a dedicated reader to read e-books.  Adobe Digital Editions is an easy way to read e-books on a computer.  You can load it on your computer for free.  Unless indicated otherwise, you can freely load books from the sources listed under “Free E-Books, Some Sources” to read with Digital Editions.

    Nicholson Baker and Robert Darnton

    Popular author with an interest in libraries — famous historian and director of Harvard University Libraries.

    bakerBaker, Nicholson.  “A New Page.”  The New Yorker  85, no. 23 (August 3, 2009): 24-30.

    http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/08/03/090803fa_fact_baker

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    Darnton, Robert. “On the ropes? Robert Darnton’s Case for Books.”  Publisher’s Weekly 256, no. 37 (September 14, 2009).

    http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6696290.html 

    digitaleditions_fma_558x168Adobe Digital Editions 

    Adobe Digital Editions

    http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/

    The easiest way to read books on a PC. 

    ADEFree E-Books, Some Sources 

    Adobe Digital Editions Sample Library

    adobe-lq[1]http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/library/ 

    Google Books (Select Advanced Search.)

    http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search?q=war

    Before you search, select “public domain.”  Either PDF or ePub works well. 

    Google Books Mobile logo_large_noshade

    http://books.google.com/m

    For iPhone and Android.  While these books were already available on Google Book Search, these new mobile editions are optimized to be read on a small screen.

    gutProject Gutenberg

    http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/

    Select from Computer Generated Files, bottom of the screen.  For Digital Editions, use the ePub format. 

    Bookserver (The Internet Archive)

    http://www.archive.org/bookserver

    A lending and vending system for e-books.  It “ will allow users to find, buy, or borrow digital books from sources all across the web. The system, built on an open architecture and using open book formats, promises that the books housed there will work on any device whether that’s a laptop, PC, smartphone, game console, or one of the myriad of e-Readers like Amazon’s Kindle.”  For context read cnet News’ “Internet Archive’s Bookserver could “dominate” Amazon” (19 October 2009): http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10378573-52.html.

    A General Introduction to the Internet Archivelogo[1]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EZ8EcLLuFM 

    E-Books Multi-Searcher (University at Buffalo Libraries)

    http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/ft/EBooks.html 

    Library Finder for Sony Reader

    banner_head_R4http://sonysearch.overdrive.com/

    Borrow free e-books from a library near you.   A library card is required.

    Your Kindle Can’t Do This . . .

    http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/?p=1930

    What’s Out There? Formats and Readers 

    An Overview of Current Readers

    http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix   

    eBook Reader Guideebook_reader_guide_title

    http://ebook-reader-guide.com/

    Compares a large array of readers. 

    E-Books Come in Different Formats 

    wikipedia-logoWikipedia’s Comparison of E-Book Formats

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats

    More on E-Book Formats

    http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_formats 

    The formats your reader can handle will determine the e-books you can read.  To find conversion programs, conduct a Google search, entering “convert” and “the name of the format you would like to convert.”  To convert ePub format, for instance, enter: epub convert.  

    S_ReaderSONY

    Sony PRS-505

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE2q3_bwUZ4

    A detailed overview. 

    Sony Touch Edition PRS-600

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWl60GNcQIw

    Sony Daily Edition – Wireless (The Latest in Sony Readers)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23b8-ozAGB0

    A direct challenge to the Kindle: good images and impartial comparisons and teaming up with Google.

    to-scale-nell-sm._V244132763_AMAZON 

    Kindle DX

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myqkadSYT2Q 

    Kindle 2

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgxSR72TWrY

    Text-to-speech demonstration. 

    Kindle 2

    http://www.amazon.com

    Click on the Kindle image at the bottom of the Web page, see the two videos: A Guided Tour and Amazon Kindle (testimonials). 

    Mobipocket

    http://www.mobipocket.com/en/HomePage/default.asp?Language=EN

    These books will work on a Kindle – among other readers,  Mobipocket Reader software, a universal reader for PDAs. The Mobipocket software package is free and consists of various publishing and reading tools for PDA, Smartphones, cellular phones and e-book devices (Symbian, Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Java ME, BlackBerry, Psion, Kindle and iLiad).  There is a reader software version for personal computers running on Microsoft Windows.  It allows you to import different file formats, among them HTML, PDF, OEB, CHM , TXT and Microsoft Office formats.  Unencrypted Mobipocket books can be read on Mac OS X and the iPhone using Lexcycle Stanza or Calibre, third-party programs.  (Description from the Wikipedia.) 

    nook-hand[1]Barnes and Noble

    Nook: “The World’s Most Advaned eBook Reader”

    http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/?cds2Pid=30919

    Nook Demonstrated

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezlLHKktf9I

    2_ereader_headerPlastic Logic 

    Plastic Logic Flexible Display Demonstration

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0znv3V-GsNk

    How flexible is the display?  Very. 

    Plastic Logic Reader – Open and Flexible (Literally)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOWQvrgdZRE 

    What Makes Plastic Logic Different?

    http://tinyurl.com/6jndaq

    What makes this different from a Kindle?  Many things. 

    Teaming Up with Barnes and Noble

    http://tinyurl.com/l36ngk

    A very good general overview and – again – the differences from the Kindle. 

    _mg_1053Apple’s iTouch and iPhone 

    Using the Touch or Phone a Reader

    http://cnettv.cnet.com/use-your-iphone-e-book-reader/9742-1_53-50004447.html 

    eReader.com

    http://www.ereader.com/ereader/software/browse.htm

    Software and bookstore.

    Stanza Tutorial

    http://blip.tv/file/1705824

    A free app that allows you to read e-books. 

    Safari

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysWBfaPZs94

    Safari: the Web browser.

    Kindle Books for iPhone and iPod Touch

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000301301

    Buy a book from the Kindle Store optimized for Safari on your iPhone or iPod touch and get it auto-delivered wirelessly.

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    Some of the Most Important History Books Online, 24/7
    Posted: October 5th, 2009 by Charles D'Aniello

    HEBLogoThe ACLS Humanities E-Book Project

    http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/pdp/index.asp?ID=16

    Each title has been selected by a team of distinguished experts.  The resource is now comprised of well over 2,200 books.  Some are recent; but others were published over 40 years ago.  When searched as a whole, they “work” together  like an encyclopedia.  

    Included titles are accompanied by citations to reviews from JSTOR journals.  In fact, if you are a committed JSTOR user – a full text collection of some of the most important scholarly journals ever published and a favorite referral by faculty  – view this growing collection of scholarly monographs (focused topical studies) as a natural JSTOR complement. 

    In addition to searching by full text, author, title, subject, or publisher, you will want to browse a very rich list of traditional library subject headings.  All parts of the world, historical periods and a diversity of topics are covered.  These texts cannot be downloaded, but they are available 24/7.  Text is displayed as either image, text, or PDF (viewable with the Adobe Reader).  The latter two formats allow cut and paste.  However, use text mode if you will need to insert the material into your own work.  You may also print three pages at a time.  Any number of individuals can use a single text simultaneously.  You will never be frustrated by a book that is either out or missing in action.  When the chips are down and the night is growing long and the library is closed (or you simply do not want to travel to it), this is an excellent source in which to find some books you can trust! 

    Also searchable from this resource are: the American Historical Association’s guides to historical literature (get some advice on what to read, but they are in need of updating), Catalogus Translationum, the collected works of Walt Whitman, the monographs of the Art Association, the John Harvard Library, and the Records of Civilization as well as Gutenberg-e (a group of innovative digital historical monographs and interesting to visit).  Restrict to these resources from the right on the search screen – the default is ACLS Humanities E-Book, which searches all of these and more.

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    Eat Like a President
    Posted: August 24th, 2009 by Charles D'Aniello

    00052r1 “Lemon custard pie was one of Abraham Lincoln’s favorite desserts. He was also partial to scalloped oysters. John Adams lunched on oat cakes and lemonade, and Chester Arthur doted on mutton chops.” All this and more is now accessible in the resources identified in a new research guide prepared by Library of Congress reference librarian Alison Kelly. Try the list of internet resources. The Lincoln photograph was taken 9 February 1864 in the studio of Mathew Brady by Anthony Berger. You’ll find Presidential Food: A Selected Resource Guide at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/presidentialfood.html

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    Early Encounters in North America
    Posted: August 11th, 2009 by Charles D'Aniello

    Early Encounters in North America
    http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/pdp/index.asp?ID=130

    Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment makes available more than 1,000 published and unpublished sources or over 100,000 pages of letters, dairies, memoirs, and accounts of encounters between Native Americans, Europeans, Africans, and Americans between 1534-1860. The voices of slaves, missionaries, explorers and others speak in these pages. First impressions of flora and fauna and responses to native peoples and new places are documented in what quickly became a new literary form. Prints, drawings, paintings, maps, and photographs are also included. Everything – text and images – is searchable through a standardized vocabulary and very detailed search engines. Specialized search screens are provided for: chronology, geography, geophysical features, encounters, fauna, flora, peoples, cultural and personal events, authors, and various iamges.

    Searches find transcribed text, images, and facsimiles. Only relevant portions of documents are retrievable.

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    Eighteenth Century Collections Online
    Posted: August 7th, 2009 by Charles D'Aniello

    Eighteenth Century Collections OnlineThe UB Libraries now have access to Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO).

    Use Eighteenth Century Collections Online to access the digital images of every page of books published during the 18th Century. With full-text searching of millions of pages, this resource gives researchers new methods of access to critical information in the fields of history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science and more.

    See the ECCO Fact sheet (PDF) for details.

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    America: History and Life
    Covers U.S. and Canadian history from prehistory to date, published in various languages, but abstracted in English. The most important index to contemporary journal literature, but also covers book and media reviews, collections, and dissertations published from 1954 to date.  More Info

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    Reader's Guide to American History
    Peter J. Parish, editor. London: Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997. Lockwood Library and Undergraduate-SCI/ENGR Reference Collections E178.R43 1997 What are the most important books on a topic? This highly useful volume answers this question by offering a brief essay on each topic created through summaries of selected books. It is an encyclopedia and a guide to reading and historical interpretation and is complemented by Reader's Guide to Women's Studies, edited by Eleanor B. Amico (Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998), Lockwood Library and Undergraduate-SCI/ENGR Reference Collections HQ1180.R43 1998

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    The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature
    Mary Beth Norton, general editor; Pamela Gerardi, associate editor. 2 vols. 3rd edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Lockwood Reference D20.A55 1995 What are the most important books and articles on a topic? This briefly annotated but extensive and carefully organized bibliographic guide to the world's history is a place to begin finding an answer to this question. Note that it is now outdated. Articles, books, reference sources, and primary sources are included. The United States receives extensive coverage.

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    JSTOR
    Full-text searching of the journals of many disciplines, including major history journals. Dates covered exclude the most recent three years.  More Info

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    Project Muse
    Journals in the humanities and social sciences, many of which often include pertinent material, including several major American history titles.  More Info

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    American Council of Learned Societies History E-Book Project
    Major previously published monographs that may be read individually or searched as a group. Includes new titles specifically designed for electronic presentation.  More Info

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    Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
    The major source for biographical information on individuals - engaged in all areas of activity -- who have lived in or had a special relationship with the British-dominated world. The later is important to note because individuals who lived in the colonies, the Commonwealth, or 'associated' places are included. Therefore, included are biographies of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, and Gandhi (India), Diefenbaker (Canada), and Hadrian (Rome). Coverage extends from the 4th century B.C. to 2000.  More Info

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    American National Biography
    American National Biography (ANB) "offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation." Contains full-text articles which usually include bibliographies and hyperlinked cross-references to related articles in ANB and other Oxford reference sources. Many articles include illustrations or photographs, and some link to recommended websites with additional information.  More Info

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    Dissertations & Theses
    Dissertations & Theses provides title, author, and subject access to virtually every U.S. dissertation; the database also provides access to thousands of Canadian dissertations and U.S. master's theses, and since 1988 selected access to British and European dissertations.  More Info

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    Periodicals Archive Online
    Full text access to hundreds of scholarly journals is provided through Periodicals Archive Online (PAO). PAO may be searched directly through Periodicals Index Online (PIO). In PIO select Article Search and then Search citations with linked full text on the upper far right. Periodicals are in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and other Western languages. Within PAO, Article Search offers the standard PIO interface. PAO may also be searched and browsed by journal from the PAO interface. PAO is similar in structure and intent to JSTOR.  More Info

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    Periodicals Index Online
    Periodicals Index Online (PIO) , formerly PCI - Periodicals Content Index, indexes over 5,000 academic and popular periodicals published from as early as the late 17th century through 1995 (or last date of publication) in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.  More Info

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    APS Online
    Searchable access to the full-text images of 1,100 American periodicals, across many disciplines and intended audiences, published from 1741-1900.  More Info


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    Cambridge Histories Online
    Publication of the Cambridge Histories began in 1960 and today there are over 250 volumes. Authored by distinguished scholars, they are an excellent place to begin research. They offer a contextualized overview - respecting history as evolution and continuity across time - suggesting how one event or thing is related to another. They give the BIG picture. They are a natural complement to such resources as Gale Virtual Reference (a huge collection of scholarly encyclopedias) and Blackwell Reference (a large collection of scholarly handbooks and dictionaries). Entries conclude with bibliographies.  More Info


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    Dissertations & Theses
    Dissertations & Theses provides title, author, and subject access to virtually every U.S. dissertation; the database also provides access to thousands of Canadian dissertations and U.S. master's theses, and since 1988 selected access to British and European dissertations.  More Info


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    Early American Imprints I
    Full-text searchable and an exact image of the original: Textual research in 17th and 18th century American studies has been transformed! Based on the renowned 'American Bibliography' by Charles Evans and enhanced by Roger Bristol's supplement, Early American Imprints is a definitive resource for researching every aspect of 17th- and 18th-century America.  More Info


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    Early English Books Online
    Photographic images of the texts of over 125,000 works published in England and the English-dominated world (including the North American colonies) - in English and other languages -- between 1475 and 1700.  More Info


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    Eighteenth Century Collection Online
    Use Eighteenth Century Collections Online to access the digital images of every page of books published during the 18th Century. With full-text searching of millions of pages, the product allows researchers new methods of access to critical information in the fields of law, history, literature, religion, fine arts, science and more  More Info


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    GUTENBERG-e
    Scholarly digital books, not all on American topics, that present information impossible to convey in print or traditional print format. Textual components may be printed. A collaboration of the American Historical Association and Columbia University Press.  More Info


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    History Matters: WWW History
    An annotated guide to hundreds of the most useful web sites for teaching U.S. history and social studies. Searchable by topic and time period. Visit the homepage of the overall History Matters Web site at http://historymatters.gmu.edu/.

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    H-Net Reviews
    Complements standard review sources: Timely reviews published online, often among the first to appear, offering an opportunity for exchanges between authors, readers, and reviewers.  More Info


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    Index to Military Periodicals Air University Library
    Indexes English-language military journals. History, strategy, tactics, technology, weapons, and diplomacy are covered. The Air University Library (AUL) has produced the index since 1949. Access from 1988 forward is available on the Web.  More Info


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    Military & Government Collection
    Full- text coverage for nearly 300 journals and periodicals, including full text for 245 pamphlets and indexing and abstracts for nearly 400 titles. Included material covers all aspects and branches of the military and government. Though the focus is the United States , topical coverage is across all time periods and global. Among included publications are: Journal of Cold War Studies, Journal of Electronic Defense, Journal of Military History, Journal of Strategic Studies, Naval War College Review, and Army Reserve Magazine.  More Info


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    Nineteenth Century Masterfile
    Uses indexes published in the 19th century to identify periodical and newspaper literature published in the U.S. and Great Britain. Use also to identify 19th century books and periodicals (not restricted to the U.S. and Britain) and British and U.S. government documents.  More Info


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    Periodicals Archive Online
    Full text access to hundreds of scholarly journals is provided through Periodicals Archive Online (PAO). PAO may be searched directly through Periodicals Index Online (PIO). In PIO select Article Search and then Search citations with linked full text on the upper far right. Periodicals are in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and other Western languages. Within PAO, Article Search offers the standard PIO interface. PAO may also be searched and browsed by journal from the PAO interface. PAO is similar in structure and intent to JSTOR.  More Info


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    Periodicals Index Online
    All subject areas, especially useful for its indexing of many state historical journals. Use for coverage from 1770 to 1995.  More Info


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    ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
    A listing of dissertations back to 1861, including many full-text dissertations from 1997 to the present, including those done at UB.  More Info


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    Social Sciences Citation Index
    Web of Science (Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts and Humanities Citation Index) Incidentally, to cover history journals both citation indexes must be used.  More Info


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    Web of Science
    The Web of Science is a collection of multidisciplinary databases. It includes , Arts & Humanities Citation Index , Science Citation Index , and Social Sciences Citation Index .  More Info


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    AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive
    Consists of several databases: International Photo Archive, Euro/Asian Photo Archive, Audio Database, Text Database, and Graphics Database. It is searchable by subject, date and location. More Info

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    African-American Newspapers: The 19th Century
    The complete transcribed text of several 19th century African-American newspapers. More Info

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    American Memory
    Primary source materials, largely drawn from the collections of the Library of Congress, in a diversity of formats and on a diversity of topics. More Info

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    American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography
    Over 2,000 autobiographical narratives of formerly enslaved Africans commonly known as the Federal Writers Project's WPA Slave Narratives. More Info

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    APS Online
    Searchable access to the full-text images of 1,100 American periodicals, across many disciplines and intended audiences, published from 1741-1900. More Info

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    Archive Finder
    Identifies primary sources reported in the National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections and other sources. Also, search WorldCat in Advanced Search mode under Archival Resources. More Info

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    ARTstor Digital Archive Collection
    The ARTstor Digital Archive Collection contains nearly one million images and associated catalog data from notable art and architecture collections worldwide. Many images familiar to students of American history are included -- and all periods are covered. More Info

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    Civil War, The : A Newspaper Perspective
    Full text of major articles from The New York Herald, The Charleston Mercury, and the Richmond Enquirer. More Info

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    Early Encounters in North America
    Letters, diaries, memoirs and accounts of early encounters between Native Americans, Europeans, Americans, and Africans. More Info

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    Early English Books Online
    Photographic images of the texts of over 125,000 works published in England and the English-dominated world (including the North American colonies) - in English and other languages -- between 1475 and 1700. More Info

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    Eighteenth Century Collection Online
    Use Eighteenth Century Collections Online to access the digital images of every page of books published during the 18th Century. With full-text searching of millions of pages, the product allows researchers new methods of access to critical information in the fields of law, history, literature, religion, fine arts, science and more More Info

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    HarpWeek
    The entire contents of Harper's Weekly (1857-1865), perhaps 19th century America's most influential periodical. More Info

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    In the First Person
    Provides in-depth indexing of more than 2,500 collections of oral history in English from around the world. More Info

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    Making of America
    A searchable digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through Reconstruction which currently contains approximately 8,500 books and 50,000 journal articles. More Info

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    Nineteenth Century Masterfile
    Uses indexes published in the 19th century to identify periodical and newspaper literature published in the U.S. and Great Britain. Use also to identify 19th century books and periodicals (not restricted to the U.S. and Britain) and British and U.S. government documents. More Info

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    Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728 - 1800
    Referred to as 'The New York Times of the 18th century.' Benjamin Franklin was owner and publisher from 1730 to 1750. More Info

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    Readers' Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982
    An easily used portal to the past and a detailed account of U.S. culture and history through the lens of 'middle' America. Designed as the single index that might be available in a library the diversity of periodicals covered ranged from the American Historical Review to Mademoiselle to Retirement Living to UNESCO Courier. More Info

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    U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection
    The Congressional Serial Set is a compilation of reports and documents published by Congress since 1817. Reports are statements that describe bills section by section, or sometimes present results of Congressional investigations. Congressional documents include . . . More Info

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    Encyclopedias


    Blackwell Reference Online
    For those lucky enough to find them, Blackwell companions have long been a powerful resource for serious researchers, whether students or seasoned scholars. Not designed for ready reference, they are comprised of extended essays which present a synthesis and overview of a topic and conclude with bibliographies. More Info

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    Dictionary of American History
    Dictionary of American History. Stanley I. Kutler, editor-in-chief. 3rd edition. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003. 10 v. Also available in hardcopy as Lockwood Reference E174.D52 2003. This edition is a comprehensive revision of the classic set, originally published in 1940, and long considered the best general dictionary/encyclopedia for American history. More Info

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    Gale Virtual Reference Library
    Gale Virtual Reference Library offers complete content of more than 100 book titles from the Gale Group of publishers. The collection includes subject encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference works in more than 20 subject areas. Broad topics include literature, history, environment, philosophy, life sciences, business, sociology, law, political science, popular culture, country studies, and more. More Info

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    Greenwood Daily Life Online
    Daily Life Online provides information regarding the daily lives of people from the past. The content is from numerous reference works, monographs, and primary documents. More Info

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    New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
    Begin with this source to trace the evolution of an idea. It is an encyclopedic encapsulation of the ideas and concepts that define civilization and the individual's role in it across the globe. Entries are by a distinguished team of international experts and explore a huge diversity of topics. Each entry explores the origin, cultural interpretation, and history of an idea and concludes with suggestions for further reading. Illustrations are distributed throughout. A reader's guide offers users the option of reading systematically across conceptual groupings. Volume I features an extensive historiographical essay on the concept of 'history' covering all time periods and major cultures. More Info

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    Reference Universe
    For concise but scholarly discussions on any topic, search article titles and/or back-of-the-book indexes for over 4,000 reference books (subject encyclopedias, handbooks, etc.). While historical information may appear in any source, many titles are explicitly historical. More Info

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    Guides

    Guides to Websites

    • History Matters (George Mason University)  “. . . annotated guide to the most useful websites for teaching U.S. history and social studies. We have carefully selected and screened each website for quality and provide a paragraph annotation that summarizes the site’s content, notes its strengths and weaknesses, and emphasizes its utility for teachers. Information is provided on the type of website (Archive, Electronic Essay, Gateway, Journal, Organization, Syllabi/Assignments) and the type of resource (text, images, audio, and video). Browse sites by topic and time period or look through a list of some of our favorite sites on this page.”
    • WWW-VL: History: U.S. An enormous unannotated but carefully organized in outline form list.  Part of the larger WWW-VL: History Network.
    • AcademicInfo: History “. . .  an online education resource center with extensive subject guides and distance learning information. Our mission is to provide free, independent and accurate information and resources for prospective and current students (and other researchers).”

    Course Guides

    • European Immigrant Lives (3/2008)
    • Voyages of Discovery (3/2006)
    • Conducting a Literature Review in Political Science (9/2009)

    Topical Guides

    • Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919
    • The Profession of History: News, Views, and Commentary
    • The Profession of History: History Departments
    • The Profession of  History: Programming on Radio and Television

    Exhibits and Exhibit Resource Guides

    • Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation








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