Guides to Historical Research

• Internet for Historians
  Tutorial created by the Humbul Humanities Hub based at Oxford. The tutorial has links to key sites and information about searching for and evaluating sites.
• The Historian's Toolbox: Skills for History Majors
  Tutorial introduces basic historical concepts and research methods to history majors.
• A Student's Guide to the Study of History
  "Guide as an aid to high school and college students who are either taking history classes or who intend to major in history as undergraduates." Includes sections on taking notes, writing exams, choosing a topic and researching and writing papers.
• Reading, Writing and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students
  Site created by a professor at Bowdoin. Includes sections on reading primary and secondary sources and writing research papers.
• Doing Cold War History: A Practical Guide
  Professor Trachtenberg's guide covers topic selection and research strategies and tools with a strong focus on primary sources dealing with the Cold War.
• Research and Documentation Online
  Bedford Books provides electronic version to its guide, includes a section on history research.
• Primary Sources Research Colloquium
  Site created to support a colloquium offered by Yale University Library. Includes extensive bibliographies.