HIST 7638 - Research Prospectus: Find Articles
This guide contains library and web-based information for graduate students enrolled in HIST 7638: Research Prospectus
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ILLiad is the system used to manage Interlibrary loan requests.
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
Try DISCOVER
DISCOVER articles, books, media and more…
Try Databases
- Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new windowArticles, some peer-reviewed, world history (more...).
- JSTOR (including Artstor) This link opens in a new windowArticles, most peer-reviewed; Artstor images (more...).
Looking for more? Try the A-Z Database List.
"World War I Dedication Ceremony" Atlanta History Center
Tips for Searching
Think of the best keywords to enter and be ready to change them as you pursue your topic. Try using a subject encyclopedia or dictionary for specialized terminology. Get ideas for new keywords by carefully examining the subject fields in your first results.
Try these search features:
- Use quotes to search for phrases (example: "industrial revolution”)
- Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to broaden or narrow your search
- Use truncation (example: archiv* will find archive, archives, archival, archivist)
- Sort results by date or relevance
- Browse subject headings