Welcome to the library guide for HIST 329. This guide is designed to highlight a few resources to begin your research on the indigenous peoples of North America. The UNC Libraries offers numerous resources including monographs, journals and electronic databases.
If you need any assistance on your research, such as formulating a research question or locating sources, please feel free to contact me.
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The Source is the place to start to identify books, microforms, journals and other resources held in the Libraries' collections.
It will be the best place to start with locating secondary materials to provide you with the necessary background to formulate your research question.
Hint: If you find a book that matches your research interest, be sure to look at the subject headings. These subject headings may lead you to other useful materials.
There are a number of primary source collections available in the catalog. Among other materials, they include diaries, letters, photographs, reports, maps, and interviews. Try using the keywords Sources, Personal Narratives, Diaries, Correspondence, Documentaries, Interview(s), Letters OR Testimony to locate materials in the catalog.
Secondary sources are going to provide you with the necessary background information to frame your research. They will also lead you to other sources, including primary sources. You will want to search the bibliographies of books you find to identify other sources of information you will want to explore.
Chicago Manual of Style is the standard tool for historians. The following links should help you with citing almost anything you encounter in your research. If you need additional help, please contact me.
Chicago Manual of Style Online
