HIST 158: Old Regime and Revolutionary Europe

Guide to writing history papers

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:34:30 -0700

Searching Library Catalogs

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:10:52 -0700

Use OskiCat to locate materials related to your topic, including books, government publications, and audio and video recordings, in the libraries of UC Berkeley. OskiCat will show you the location and availability of the items that we own.

Use Melvyl to locate materials related to your topic located at other campuses in the UC system. Next Generation Melvyl also allows you to expand your search to libraries worldwide. Clicking on the REQUEST button in the detailed view of a catalog record prompt you to fill out a form to request the item through our Interlibrary Loan office.

Library Workshop: Research 101

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:08:25 -0700

Unsure how to start a paper or research project? Think maybe you could stand to brush up on search strategies?

If this sounds familiar, Library Workshop: Research 101 has you covered. This interactive tutorial explores six stages of the research process. You can view it from start to finish, or focus on specific sections as needed:

1: Begin Your Research

Starting strategies, from choosing a topic to finding the right keywords.

Early Modern Europe Databases

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:00:41 -0800

These databases include primary sources.

Primary Sources in Oskicat

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:29:30 -0700

There are tens of thousands of historical primary sources in Oskicat. To narrow your searching to primary sources, try this.

Use Advanced Keyword Search
Pull down the "Subject" limiter in the left side box.
Enter your main search term. It could be a topical word, like Auschwitz or Holocaust.
In the next row, again pull down the "Subject" limiter in the left side box. Enter one of these specific 'primary source' search words:

personal narratives
correspondence
interviews
memoirs
diaries
sources
pamphlets

The results should be a list of primary sources on your topic, each of which is a book in the Berkeley library.

Secondary Sources- European History

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:02:07 -0800

Art Research

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:51:22 -0700

Check out Google Art Project, which gives you virtual tours of some of the world's major art museums, including close ups of major art works.

Research help

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:59:48 -0700

For quick answers to relatively simple questions, use the 24/7 chat box at right.

For email answers to more complex questions, use our Ask a Reference Question form.

For a free half-hour consultation with an expert researcher, sign up for Research Advisory Service.

To learn more on your own, try the interactive online Library Workshop or our other tutorials and guides.

Reference Desks Help

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:19:47 -0800

"There are no dumb questions!"

That's the philosophy of reference librarians, who are here to save you time and trouble. If you get stuck, you can talk to a reference librarian at any campus library.

Library FAQs

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:51:40 -0700

Ask a Librarian 24/7 Chat

ljones@library.berkeley.edu (Lynn Jones) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:03:58 -0800

When you use this chat widget a reference librarian from Berkeley, or another UC campus, or another academic library around the US may be answering your question. We share information about our libraries to make sure you get good answers.

If the librarian can't answer you well enough, your question will be referred to a Berkeley librarian for followup.

Have fun chatting.