Research Guide for History and Political Science
This guide lists selected print and electronic resources available to LCU learners.
Find Books for in-depth or historical information. History books are shelved in call #s D,E,F.
Geography is call # G, Political Science is call # J, Law is call # K
Search the library catalog by:
- keyword or phrase
- author
- title
- subject
- periodical title
Search example: Civil War [start search with the country]
Subject heading is U.S. History. Civil War
Subject headings listed on the detailed record define/broaden/narrow terms.
Find background information in Reference: New Cambridge Medieval History in D, Congress & the Nation in J, Oxford Companion to American Law in KF
Find Articles using Databases for current information
Journals shelved by title in current, fiche, film or back issues – see catalog for holdings.
Click here for a list of current History and Political Science Subscriptions.
Many journals not located in LCU may be in a full text database or at a local library or may be requested from another library (1-2 weeks delivery – see ILL Info Guide)
Key databases
* World History Collection (many full text)
* Humanities International (includes history) (many full text)
Global Road Warrior: data on countries--business, culture, travel, communication, religion & maps
Heritage Quest: genealogy & census data
Legal Collection (some full text)
Military & Government Collection (some full text)
Salem History (full text reference books)
Texas Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970
Texas Reference Center
Bibliography of Native North Americans (no full text)
ANY topic: Academic Search Premier [select peer-reviewed]
Other databases may be useful depending on topic.
Few databases have all articles with text.
Database content may change due to contracts between publisher & vendor.
Internet: validate for authority, currency & source (edu, gov, org are best)
Best of history web sites www.besthistorysites.net
British history online www.british-history.ac.uk
Dictionary of Victorian London (digitized books) www.victorianlondon.org
Encyclopedia of British History www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/industry.html
EuroDocs: primary documents from Western Europe http://eurodocs.lib.byu.edu/
European History primary sources http://primary-sources.eui.eu/
Fold 3: collection of original military records http://www.fold3.com/
Handbook of Latin American Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas
Handbook of Texas www.tshaonline.org
www.NationMaster.com: authoritative country statistics
National Atlas http://www.nationalatlas.gov
Political science & Law
Annenberg Political fact check www.factcheck.org
Find Law www.findlaw.com
Maplight- political contributions and voting www.maplight.org
Open Congress (bills & voting records) www.opencongress.org
Oyez: U.S. Supreme Court case summaries www.oyez.org
Political Resources www.politicalresources.net
For government document citations, use www.google.com/unclesam
Texas History
UNT Portal to Texas history http://texashistory.unt.edu/
Texas legislature online (1989-2009) http://www.legis.state.tx.us/
Texas historical commission http://www.thc.state.tx.us/
THC historic sites atlas http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/
Tx State Historical Association online http://www.tshaonline.org/
Texas constitution http://www.constitution.legis.state.tx.us/
Official portal of Texas – History & culture page http://www.texasonline.state.tx.us/portal/tol/en/gov/1/4
Texas general land office http://www.glo.texas.gov/
Texas Almanac http://www.texasalmanac.com/history/ (Library’s copy in Reference is 2008/9 edition)
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