Skip to Main Content
Banner Header

History Research Guide: Welcome

Welcome

If you have any questions about locating, evaluating, incorporating, and citing sources, please feel free to ask a librarian.

Welcome to the research guide for History at TLU!

1: Find background information in reference books (tertiary sources)

Reference books can provide background material and be a launching point for further research. You might hear these books referred to as tertiary sources.

You can search for e-reference items in Primo Discovery by finding the Source Types limiter in the sidebar and limiting to Reference Entries. 

Reference sources filter

 

You can find the following physical reference books in the Reference section of the library. 

2. Need books or ebooks? Search the Library Catalog

PrimoDiscovery is the gateway to finding books. Search using keywords, such as World War, civil rights, or specific names of people or countries.

Use the filters and limiters in PrimoDiscovery to limit to Held by Library (for physical items), Books, or Book Chapters. 

Filters

​Blumberg Memorial Library arranges materials by the Library of Congress Classification System. Books on history generally fall into the following call numbers:

History (General)     D

History (America)    E-F

How to find a book

3. Need articles? Search the databases

Databases allow you to find scholarly articles. To see all of TLU's databases, visit the Blumberg Memorial Library Resources page and select either databases by Subject or by Title.

Here are a few key databases for history.

--Suggested Web resources--

Additional web resources are listed on the History databases page

See all our History guides

--Finding a particular journal--

To see if a journal or magazine is available, either online or in print, look in the Publications by Title list.

--Interlibrary Loan--

Need an item that our library doesn't own? No worries, you can email the title, author and date of what you need to ill@tlu.edu or fill out a form. We can get most (but not all) articles within 2 days and many books within 4-8 days. 

For more information, visit our interlibrary loan page.

--Using databases off-campus--

If you are using an off-campus computer, you will be prompted for your last name (Not your network username but last name only) and your 8-digit TLU number.

History News from the Smithsonian

Loading ...

--Evaluate and cite sources--

Ask a Librarian

Reference desk

TLU librarians offer in-depth research help.

Visit

During library open hours, ask at the main desk for help finding what you need or help setting up an appointment with a librarian. 

Email

librarian@tlu.edu

Chat

Click on the Ask a Question tab on the right side of a library web page. It will bring you either to live chat, or to a place where you can leave a message. 

Call

830-372-8100 (main desk)

Library directory (list of individual library staff and faculty)

Connect

Facebook
Instagram