Research Guides: HIST 331: Renaissance and Reformation: HIST 331

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This guide will help you find information to complete your research paper for HIST 356.

Top Renaissance and Reformation Resources

Adams State Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
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Contains records of all print resources in Adams State Library, and some electronic resources. Allows users to check their records, renew books, and request items be placed on hold.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Online archive of thousands of core journals in the arts and sciences. Does not usually have journal issues from the most recent 3-5 years.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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An index of over 3,000 academic journals which covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada), focusing especially on the 15th century and beyond.

Modern History Sourcebook
Links to electronic versions of primary historical documents, sorted by subject.

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

A primary source is a document, speech, or other sort of evidence written, created or otherwise produced during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event. Some types of primary sources include:

Diaries, journals, and letters
Newspaper and magazine articles (contemporary, factual accounts)
Government records (census, marriage, military)
Photographs, maps, postcards, posters
Recorded or transcribed speeches
Interviews with participants, witnesses, or people alive during the time under study
Songs, Plays, novels, stories
Paintings, drawings, and sculptures

A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources in them. Some types of secondary sources include:

Biographies
Histories
Literary Criticism
Book, Art, and Theater Reviews
Newspaper articles that interpret

Information adapted from CUNY and Princeton libraries.