Finding Books

• The best way to find a book on your topic is to start with a search in the Library Catalog. Once you've found something of interest, you should also browse the stacks in that particular area.
• Possible Subject Headings to use in the Library Catalog that would yield both primary and secondary works:
  

Famines -- India
Famines -- Africa

For primary sources, also look for these subdivisions: diaries, personal narratives, correspondence, sources.

Another good tool for finding primary sources is to look in the bibliography of relevant works. For example: Prosperity and Misery in Modern Bengal: The Famine of 1943-1944 (HC 437 B43 G73 1982)

Searching for Articles using E-Resources A - Z

Periodical Indexes (Secondary Sources):

Historical Abstracts

Social Sciences Citation Index

Periodical Indexes (Primary Sources):

Periodical Contents Index (1770-1991)

Reader's Guide Retrospective (1890 -1982)

Poole's Plus (1802-1906)

PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service (1915 - 1970s)


International Index (1907-1974)
AI 3 R49 REF

Newspapers (Primary Sources):

New York Times Historical Backfile (1851-2004)

Los Angeles Times (1881-1985)

London Times Digital Archive (1785-present)
Available online at Smith College library.

 

Collections (Primary Sources)

United States Congressional Serial Set

British Parliamentary Papers

Papers of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
---Letters from Missionaries to AFrica, 1834-1919
---Missions to Asia, 1827-1919
---India Mission
---Near East, 1817-1919
Available in microfilm at Wesleyan University, Middletown CT

Citing and Evaluation Websites

Getting Started On Research MHC Guide

Guides for Citing Sources

Evaluating Web Sites

Having trouble finding what you need? Go to LITS and chat with a librarian at the Reference Desk. Or, with advance notice, set up an appointment to meet with Bryan Goodwin, History liaison.