Research Guides: History: Getting Started

Library Basics

HOW TO:

Find books!
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Use this to find books listed in the NJIT catalog, including e-books.
Find full text articles from a citation
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Use this when you have the name of the journal, magazine, or newspaper but you don't know where to find it.
Find articles by subject
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How to search Academic Search Premier by subject--similar to Business Source Premier.

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If you are struggling to select a manageable topic try the following:

Watch the Video on the left
Brainstorm all the keywords and ideas you can think of--think laterally
Search the web for ideas and keywords; remember to check for any good quality references at the bottom of the page in Wikipedia.
Search the NJIT online catalog for books that might be related or give you ideas
Search the Academic Search Premier database using different keywords, browse and read for ideas
Brainstorm with your friends / mix this up with searching, browsing, and reading
Re-read the Badke assignment #3 from the Research Roadmaps (Chapter 2 - Taking Charge).
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, Brainstorm with your professor or a librarian.