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Research Tools for American Studies
Use these research tools to find information related to American Studies from sources such as scholarly articles, books and encyclopedias.
Archival Collections and Primary Sources
Article Databases and Indexes
Atlases, Maps and Gazetteers
Book and Film Review Sources
Dissertation and Thesis Sources
Encyclopedias and Almanacs
Government Information Sources
Image and Sound Databases
Library and Book Catalogs
News Databases, Indexes and Web Sites
Web Gateways and Search Engines
Archival Collections and Primary Sources
Resources that list, or provide access to, materials typically found in archives and used for primary source research. Examples include manuscripts, diaries, letters, first-hand accounts or documentary sources on a subject, person, event or issue.
Listings of articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. Many include abstracts (article summaries). Some include or link to the full text of articles.
Atlases, Maps and Gazetteers
Resources that provide maps or tools you can use to generate maps. Gazetteers are geographical dictionaries, giving information about cities, mountains, rivers, etc.
- Print Resources
- Atlas of North America.
Doe Reference G 1105 .A8 2005; \f\ Atlases
Moffitt Reference G 1105 .A8 2005; \f\
- National Geographic historical atlas of the United States. Aadapted by Ron Fisher. 2004
Doe Reference G 1201 .S1 .F5 2004 \f\
Earth Sciences Library G 1201.S1 .F5 2004 \f\
Moffitt Reference G 1201 .S1 .F5 2004 \f\
Book and Film Review Sources
Listings of book [and film] reviews in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. included in article databases and indexes, book review indexes, or review journals.
Dissertation and Thesis Sources
Sources for locating masters theses and doctoral dissertations.
Encyclopedias and Almanacs
General or subject-specific encyclopedias, almanacs, and other collections of factual information.
- Print Resources
- Encyclopedia of American studies. Edited by George T. Kurian et al. 2001
Moffitt Reference E 169.1 .E 625 2001 v.1-4 2001
- Encyclopedia of American cultural and intellectual history. Edited by Mary Kupiec Cayton, Peter W. Williams. 2001
Doe Reference E 169.1 .E 624 2001 v.1-3 2001
Moffitt Reference E 169.1 .E 624 2001 v.1-3 2001
- Encyclopedia of American social history. Edited by Mary Kupiec Cayton, Elliott J. Gorn, Peter W. Williams. 1993
Doe Reference HN 57 .E58 1993 v.1-3 1993
Moffitt Reference HN 57 .E58 1993 v.1-3 1993
Government Information Sources
Listings of publications and other information published by authority of a governmental body, whether federal, state, local, or foreign, and of intergovernmental organizations, such as UNESCO, etc. Many of these sources include the full text of the items.
Image and Sound Databases
Listings of material in audio or video format, photographs, paintings, or other visual materials. Some of these sources include or link to the actual items.
Library and Book Catalogs
Listings of books and other items belonging to a particular library or, as with union catalogs, a group of libraries, and usually containing information on the location and subject classification of each item. This category also includes national bibliographies, or lists of all books published in a particular country.
News Databases, Indexes and Web Sites
Listings (may include abstracts or full text) of articles in newspapers, newsmagazines, broadcast news transcripts or wire services. Also includes web sites of these media, or directories of such sites.
Web Gateways and Search Engines
Broad, subject-related sites and subject-specific search engines available without restriction on the World Wide Web.
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