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Patrick Rael
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Rael's Writing and Research Help
Resources for writing and research
Writing handouts and quick guides
Writing history papers: the short version
(28.444 Kb)
Avoid common mistakes on your history paper
(27.397 Kb)
Predatory reading
(24.455 Kb)
Writing advice powerpoint
(1.03 Mb)
Sample paper (with bibliography)
Research basics
These are accessible through the
library gateway
:
Library online catalog
(
word search
)
Maine Info Net
and
NExpress
. For when it's not at Bowdoin
Online journals:
Jstor
Project Muse
Academic Search Premier
Sage journals
History Cooperative
America: History and Life
. Comprehensive index
Library guide to American History
WorldCat
Some useful reference sources
Help with citations
Citation basics
(29.166 Kb)
Advanced citation
(29.399 Kb)
Citing from online databases
(56.672 Kb)
Online guides for citing sources
Research and Documentation Online
(online guide from Bedford/St. Martin's Press)
A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities
Online!
from Bedford's/St. Martin's Press (for electronic sources only)
Citing Electronic Sources
(from the Library of Congress)
Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement
(from Dartmouth College)
Avoiding plagiarism
"
What is Plagiarism
" in
Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgment
(Dartmouth)
The American Historical Association's guide to understanding and avoiding plagiarism
. Includes useful exercises.
Defining plagiarism
The St. Martin's Tutorial on Avoiding Plagiarism
. An excellent online resource from Bedford/St. Martin's.
Resources on Avoiding Plagiarism
, Department of Political Science at Concordia University. Nice examples of types of plagiarism.
My complete online writing guides
Useful Bowdoin databases
African American Song
America's Historical Newspapers
American Broadsides and Ephemera
American History Research Guide (Bowdoin, Library)
American Periodicals Series Online
American State Papers
Digital Sanborn Maps: Maine, 1867-1970
Early American Imprints. Series 1, Evans (1639-1800)
Early American Newspapers, Series II & III.
Historical Statistics of the United States Online
House and Senate Journals, Series I, 1789-1817
New York Times Archive
Periodicals Index Online
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature
Senate Executive Journals, Series I, 1789-1866
U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980