Analytical Research Paper - CCHS

Developing a Topic & Thesis:

Tips for Developing a Thesis

Great print resources for helping select a topic

1. History in Dispute books (21 volumes)

2. Popular Controversies in World History - ABC-CLIO eBook - (also available as 4 print volumes) off-campus: creek/bear

3. World History in Context - Browse Topics

4. Term Paper Resource Guides - suggestions for topics, brief background information, suggested books and websites for research

19th Century World History

Medieval History

Recommended Databases and eBooks:

off-campus login: username: creek and password: bear for most databases

Use the databases and ebooks in the History column including:

ABC-CLIO: specifically the World History databases

World History in Context

History Reference Center

Biography in Context

Brittanica

For more in-depth articles try:

Academic Search Premier

JSTOR

eBooks:

• • Salem History

  • Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)

Catalog: (CCHS Library>Catalog)

• Reference books: Consult specialized encyclopedias for your topic or region. Use indexes - sometimes the index is in the last volume of a set.

Examples:

REF 954.003 ENC Encyclopedia of India

REF 304.663 HOR Encyclopedia of war crimes and genocide

• • Non-Fiction/Circulating:

  • These are circulating books located in the "stacks". Brainstorm possible keywords and search the catalog. Browse the shelves in the non-fiction (stacks) area or the biography section.

  • Examples:

  • 306.362 GAN Five thousand years of slavery

  • B PINOCHET Pinochet: the politics of torture

  • Finding eBooks in the catalog - To search for most nonfiction ebooks on your topic, click on: "Electronic Resources" > "Include" in the 'Format' section on the left side of page. Note: many, but not all, ebooks are listed in the catalog.The call number will have "online" before the number.

  • Example:

  • ONLINE 972.018 SOM Empire of the Aztecs (Online) [electronic resource]

(The books listed as "eBooks" in the format section are available through Overdrive - log in with active directory. Don't download Overdrive books onto school computers - use the "Read" option on school computers)

Websites

To get better Google search results, try typing site:edu or site:org or site:gov + name of topic

Examples: site:org "treaty of versailles" site:edu pompeii site:gov "pearl harbor"

in Database A-Z List - click on WebSelect database

To search for keywords on a web page or within an online document, click on Ctrl + F buttons and type in the search term in the drop down box Tips for citing a website

Citation Help:

• Parenthetical References Guide

Annotated Bibliographies:

• Annotated Bibliography guide

• Annotated Bibliography National History Day guide and example

• Common Works Cited page errors

Examples:

• Outline with Parenthetical References example

• Analytical Research Paper example

• Annotated Bibliography example

Checklist:

• CCHS MLA Guide and Checklist