Developing a Bibliography

You should begin any research project by developing a bibliography of books and periodical articles dealing with your topic. The following databases are a good place to start.

Books: IUCAT, ACPL, Other Libraries

Periodicals

• Pre-Computer age
• Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
• Nineteenth Century Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
• Poole's Index
• Periodical Source Index (PerSI)

Databases and Indexes Social/Behavioral Science & Humanities

• America: History and Life
• Academic Search Elite
• Social Sciences Index
  JStor

Search strategy: For most topics you will want to consult the hard cover (Readers' Guide, PerSI) as well as the electronic databases to develop your bibliography. However, if you are doing a "current events" paper, you will only have to consult the electronic resources.