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HIST 3030 - Women in the Civil War Era: Find Articles

This guide contains library and web-based information related to Dr. Turner's HIST 3030 - Women in the Civil War Era course.

Off-Campus Access

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Scholarly v. Non-Scholary

Scholarly (peer-reviewed) resources undergo review by experts in a field of study, who determine that the articles are objective and credible before they are published. Examples of peer-reviewed resources include articles in academic journals, collections of essays or anthologies. 

Non-scholarly resources are published without review by experts. Non-scholarly resources range from a variety of types, such as websites and magazines, to newspapers and books. If you plan to use non-scholarly materials, ask your instructor beforehand, and use the CRAAP Test.

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New Georgia Southern users must create an ILLiad account.  Once you have an account, use ILLIad to:

  • submit new requests
  • track status of requests
  • view electronically received articles
  • submit requests for renewals

Image Credit: Tent life of the 31st Penn. Inf. (later, 82d Penn. Inf.) at Queen's farm, vicinity of Fort Slocum. 1861. Library of Congress. 

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