American Historical Association The largest professional historian organization.
H-Net: The History Network Free open access journal articles.
National Archives A great resource for finding primary sources.
Peer reviewed articles.
Educational videos.
Scholarly journal articles from Latin America, Portugal and Spain.
Reference materials, news and journal articles, primary sources on people, events, and topics of US history.
Historical documents and reference works, photographs, videos, and biographies.
Academic journal articles, ebooks, and primary sources.
1000s of ebooks.
Know your assignment requirements such as:
Length
Number of sources
Types of sources
Citation format (MLA, APA, or other)
Research before you begin.
Preliminary research will help you decide on a topic that interests you.
Outline your paper. Creating a blueprint will help the writing process go smoothly.
Complete additional research if needed. Be mindful of how many direct quotes you are using. You want your work to be your own thoughts, not just quotes of someone else's.
Properly cite all your sources.
Proofread carefully. Try reading your work out loud. You’ll be surprised by how many errors you catch!
Make use of LBBC’s resources such as
LBCC’s librarians
The Writing Center
Phone: (541) 917-4645
If you leave a message, a librarian should get back to you within one business day.
Text: (650) 667-6620
Email: libref@linnbenton.edu
Watermark (formerly Aviso):
Choose Library as the "location," then select the librarian you wish to work with.
Answerland is the Oregon statewide 24/7 library chat service. Your question may not be answered by a LBCC Librarian.
