Historical research methods
Professor joanne goldman
Fall 2007

 
 
Ø Digitized Primary American History Resources
               http://www.library.uni.edu/instruction/courses/digitalhistory.shtml
Ø Historical Census Browser
               http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/
Ø American Memory Project
               http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Ø U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
               http://www.archives.gov/index.html
Ø Rod Library Digital Collections
               http://cdm.lib.uni.edu/
Ø Historical Diaries and Journals in Rod Library
               http://www.library.uni.edu/instruction/courses/historydiaries.htm
Ø University of Northern Iowa Rod Library Special Collections
               http://www.library.uni.edu/speccoll/
Ø Iowa Digital Heritage Collection
               http://iowaheritage.lib.uiowa.edu/
Ø Iowa Digital Library
               http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/
Ø Iowa History Project
               http://iagenweb.org/history/
Ø State Historical Society of Iowa
               http://www.iowahistory.org/cultural/index.html
Ø Iowa Legislature Heritage
               http://www.legis.state.ia.us/heritage/
Ø Digitized World History Sources
               http://www.library.uni.edu/instruction/digitalworldhistory/index.shtml
Ø Portals to the World: Library of Congress
               http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Ø Google Books
               http://books.google.com/
              Advanced Book Search
              Google Book Library Partners
                     http://books.google.com/googlebooks/partners.html
Ø Project Gutenberg
               http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
Ø Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
               http://catalog.gpo.gov



Rod Library Resources
 
v Panther Prowler by Field of Study
v Lexis Nexis Congressional
v America: History and Life
v Historical Abstracts
v History Cooperative
v JSTOR
v Reader’s Guide Retrospective
v Reader’s Guide Abstracts
v New York Times (1851-2003): ProQuest Historical Newspapers
v Des Moines Register (1999-current online, 1916-current available in print/microfilm)
v Des Moines Register Index (September 1965-June 1976)
                 http://www.library.uni.edu/dmr/
v Iowa History Guide
                 http://www.library.uni.edu/instruction/guides/historyiowa.shtml
v Newspapers and Indexes
                 http://www.library.uni.edu/instruction/guidenewspapers.shtml
v World History
                 http://www.library.uni.edu/instruction/guides/historyworld.shtml
 

American Culture Series 1493-1875
UNI Microfilm E12.A756
600+ reel set of primary sources

American Culture Series 1493-1875: A Cumulative Guide
UNI Reference Z1215.A583
 
C.R.I.S.: the Combined Retrospective Index Set to Journals in History, 1838-1974
UNI Index/Abstract D1.C634

If you are having trouble on finding resources for your topic, schedule a research consultation with one of the librarians: http://www.uni.edu/library/researchconsultation/ or call (319) 273-2838