| Background Sources | Finding Advertisements | Finding Journal Articles |
Most of the databases linked from this page are restricted to UW students, staff and faculty. To connect to these databases from home you will need to first click on the Off-Campus Access button in the upper-right hand corner and login.
Have questions or need research help? Please contact Theresa Mudrock, the history librarian, via email at mudrock@u.washington.edu or Emily Keller, the political science librarian, at emkeller@u.washington.edu .
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Encyclopedias and dictionaries can provide background information and can be used to identify key people, events and dates which can then be used as search terms for finding additional information. Many also provide a jumpstart on your research by listing related readings.
Two searchable collections of encyclopedias are
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These magazines are likely to include advertisements. Advertisements are generally discovered by browsing magazines. Most of the magazines from the 19th century are in microfilm (in the Microform and Newspaper Collections on the ground floor of Suzzallo) or part of American Periodical Series Online (see link below in Searching Fulltext Databases). Many 20th century magazines are available in print and housed either in Suzzallo Periodicals, Special Collections or are in storage (can be requested). Keep in mind that illustrated advertisements did not appear to the latter half of the 19th century.
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Use the following search strategy to find advertisements within the following fulltext datbases. Keep in mind that these publications were digitized from microfilm copies so images are only in b/w and may be of poorer quality.
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Academic articles, those published in scholarly journals, are the bedrock of most academic disciplines. In the field of historical research, they are considered secondary sources. They provide an indepth analysis of narrow topics. Prior to publishing, articles are vetted through a process called peer-review. Most articles include footnotes which can lead you to other material on a topic.
Use the following databases to identify articles on your topic. To find the actual article (either in print or electronic), use the Check for UW Holdings button available on most databases to locate a copy in the library. If there is no button, search the UW Libraries Catalog for the title of the journal to locate a copy. Be sure to have the complete citation (author, title, journal name, volume, pages and year) of your article. Articles from journals which the UW does not own can be requested via Interlibrary loan.
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10 July 2008
Theresa Mudrock :: Emily Keller
