Library Resources for HY 495
These sources may help you find good information for this class. This page is by no means comprehensive; rather, it is intended to serve as a starting point for your research. For further assistance, please contact the Reference Desk.
Locating Books and Dissertations
- SOUTHcat: USA Libraries Catalog
- Contains records for books, e-books, journals, CD-ROMs, CDs, DVDs, videos, and government documents held by the libraries at the University of South Alabama. It does not list journal articles (see Locating Journal and Newspaper Articles below).
- Worldcat (FirstSearch)
- An index to books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Can be searched by keyword, subject heading, author, or title. No full text.
- Worldcat (worldcat.org)
- Web version allows you to discover distance to libraries with item you want.
- ACLS Humanities E-Book Project
- Full text to books of major importance in historical studies. All titles appear in SOUTHcat Catalog but the best search results are from the e-book website.
- NetLibrary
- All records appear in the SOUTHcat Catalog and can also be searched with keyword or subject searches from the NetLibrary site. Must register and establish user name and password to check out book for four hours.
- Dissertation Abstracts/Digital Dissertations
- Searchable by author, keyword, or institution. USA theses submitted in pdf format are available online at no charge.
- Google Book Search
- Part of Google's library-scanning project. Only books in the public domain are shown in full text.
Suggested Search Terms
Below are some suggested terms to use when searching the SOUTHcat Catalog or databases. Search techniques may vary with each database so look at help screens for suggestions on using quotation marks and truncation symbols.
Leave out the "and" if you do a keyword search on SOUTHcat since SOUTHcat automatically includes "and" between words if the phrase is not in quotations. Put phrases in quotation marks to keep the words together. Use ? as a truncation or wildcard symbol in the catalog.
| Subject Heading Browse | Keyword (AND with Relevance) |
|---|---|
| public history | "public history" |
| archives | "popular culture" preservation |
| public history -- United States | "cultural resources" |
| archives -- social aspects | "local history" |
| memory -- social aspects | antiquities preservation |
| history -- psychological aspects | archives public |
| cultural property -- protection | exhibit? design |
| architecture -- conservation and restoration | records "public interest" |
| local history | "oral history" |
| popular culture -- United States | memory history |
| memorials -- United States | "historic sites" restoration |
| historical museums | archaeology "social aspects" |
| historic buildings -- conservation and restoration | museum "social aspect?" |
| United States -- cultural property | |
| historic sites -- interpretive programs | |
| United States -- history, local | |
| United States -- popular culture -- historiography | |
| United States -- antiquities -- collection and preservation | |
| historic preservation |
Also use specific exhibit or museum names in keyword searches:
- "enola gay" smithsonian
- jamestown exhibitions
- "indians of North America" museum exhibits
- national archives records administration
Selected Books
- Defining memory: local museums and the construction of history...
- Bookstacks E 172 .D44 2007
- Archaeology as a tool of civic engagements
- Bookstacks CC 175 .A73 2007
- Framing public memory
- Bookstacks D 16.163 .F73 2004
- Archives and public history: issues, problems, and prospects
- Bookstacks CD 3021 .A72 1986
- Assessing Alabama's archives: a plan for the preservation of the states historical records
- University Library Circulation Desk, Alabama-Gulf Coast CD 3071 .A4 1985
- Archives & manuscripts: public programs
- Reference and Bookstacks CD 971 .P37 1982
- Local government records: an introduction to their management, preservation, and use
- Reference and Bookstacks CD 3024 .J66
- Archives and the public good
- Bookstacks CD 971 .A73 2002
- Creating a winning online exhibition: a guide for libraries, archives, and museums
- NetLibrary
- Public history: essays from the field
- Bookstacks D 16.163 .P84 2004
- Interpreting historic house museums
- Bookstacks E 159 .D66 2002
- Public benefits of archaeology
- Bookstacks CC 77 .H5 P83 2002
- Archaeology and created memory: public history in a national park
- Bookstacks F 249 .H2 S52 2000
- Power of place: urban landscapes as public history
- Bookstacks F 869 .L857 H39 1997
- Presenting the past: essays on history and the public
- Bookstacks E 175.8 .P83 1986
- Public places: exploring their history
- Bookstacks E 180 .D36 1987
- Giving preservation a history
- Bookstacks NA 105 .G48 2003
- Remaking America: public memory...
- Bookstacks E 741 .B64 1992
- Developing and maintaining practical archives
- Bookstacks CD 950 .H86 2003
- Advocating archives
- Bookstacks CD 971 .A3 2003
Locating Journal and Newspaper Articles
Most of the indexes below are located under Articles, Indexes, and Databases on the University Library homepage. Some indexes will also have links to full-text of the articles. Dates of full-text coverage may vary with different databases. One way to check availability is to use Our Journal List on the University Library homepage.
- JSTOR
- A collection of full-text journals in which the latest issues are at least 3 to 5 years old, but the holdings often extend back many years. The journals may be searched separately or by discipline.
- Project Muse
- A collection of full-text journals which provides current coverage of journals, including many of the titles in JSTOR.
- History Cooperative Journals
- Includes full-text of American Historical Review, Journal of American History, and William and Mary Quarterly.
- AnthroSource
- An archive of American Anthropological Association Journals. Also links to full-text in JSTOR.
- Periodicals Archive Online
- Backfiles of journals in humanities and social sciences up to 2000.
- Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale/InfoTrac)
- Some full text articles and book reviews.
- Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
- Some full text articles. Includes book reviews.
- Academic OneFile (Gale/InfoTrac)
- Includes some full text articles.
- SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCO)
- Some full text articles and book reviews.
- Sage Journals Online
- Most articles are full text.
- ProQuest Newspapers
- An index to over 500 newspapers, with 350 available in full text. Coverage for some titles goes back to the 1980s.
- Google Scholar
- Google's academic database. Set preferences to University of South Alabama to show links to our material.
Our Journal List
This is the database of all the journals we subscribe to in print and electronically. Once you have a citation to an article, go to Our Journal List to see if the Libraries have a subscription to the particular volume, issue, and year of the journal you need. Call us at 460-7025 if you have any question about the availablity of these journals. (Note: Some magazine and journal publixhers "embargo" the latest six months or year of electronic versions. This means that the most recent issues will not be available online for six months or a year from their publication date.)
Selected Internet Resources
- Google Image Search
- Try searching for "history trail," "history path," "outdoor exhibit," or "outdoor exhibits."
- USA University Archives
- http://www.usouthal.edu/archives/
- Alabama Department of Archives & History
- http://www.archives.state.al.us
- Mississippi Department of Archives & History
- http://www.mdah.state.ms.us/index.html
- Alabama Mosaic: Images and Sounds of Alabama History
- http://alabamamosaic.org
- National Council on Public History
- http://www.ncph.org
- American Memory from the Library of Congress
- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
- Public History Resource Center
- http://www.publichistory.org
- Rating System for Evaluating Public History Web Sites
- http://www.publichistory.org/reviews/rating_system.html
- AASLH American Association for State and Local History
- http://aaslh.org
- American Association of Museums
- http://www.aam-us.org
- Organization of American Historians Standards for Museum Exhibits
- http://www.oah.org/announce/smithsonian/museum-standards.html
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- http://www.nationaltrust.org
- National Association for Museum Exhibition
- http://name-aam.org
- National Park Service: Cultural Resources
- http://www.cr.nps.gov
- National Park Service: General Media Development
- http://www.nps.gov/hfc/products/imi/imi-docs.htm
- Ohio History Society
- http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/oahsm/notebook/sepoct1985.html
- EMuseum @ Minnesota State University, Mankato
- http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/index.shtml
- Wisconsin Historical Society: Exhibiting Local Heritage
- http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/localhistory/exhibit_plan.asp
- Auburn University Digital Library: Postcard Collection
- http://diglib.auburn.edu/collections/postcards/
Area Libraries and Archives
- University of South Alabama Archives (Springhill Avenue Campus)
- Mobile Public Library (Local History and Genealogy)
- Mobile Medical Museum
- Mobile Municipal Archives
- Spring Hill College Archives (in the library)
- University of Mobile
Library Resource Guides
- Mobile History: Selected Resources
- Selected by Kathy Jones, Reference Librarian
- History: Selected Resources
- Selected by Kathy Jones, Reference Librarian
Style Manuals
- Bedford/St. Martin Documentation
- http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/
- Chicago Manual of Style
- Ready Reference Z 253 .U69
- Chicago Manual of Style Quick Guide
- http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
- KnightCite
- http://webapps.calvin.edu/knightcite/index.php