History: Secondary Sources  Tags: secondary_source history_research san_francisco_state_university sf_state sfsu j._paul_leonard  

Finding Articles: Basic Searching
How to find articles using the library databases - the basics.

Finding Articles: Improving Your Search
A few quick ways to improve your library database searches.

• Use only important words in your search - don't use phrases
• Make options sets as in the following search:  (movies or cinema or film) and history and gender
• Experiment!  Try different words, and different combinations of words, to see what works best
• Look for advanced search screens, which will allow you to do things like limit your search to articles in English, or focus on a particular date range

More info:  Finding Articles guide

• US history - secondary sources
• US history - primary sources
• World history - secondary sources
• World history - primary sources

• Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender: Journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.
• Regesta Imperii Opac:  Articles and books on the European Middle Ages in a number of disciplines, including history.
• ViVa: A Bibliography of Women's History in Historical and Women's Studies Journals

• Cumulative Bibliography of Asian Studies (1941-65):  Journal articles, books, essays, and conference proceedings on Asian Studies.  
• California Information File (1840s-1985):  California newspapers, periodicals, county histories, and biographical encyclopedias, as well as the California State Library's manuscript collections and vertical files.
• C.R.I.S.: The Combined Retrospective Index Set to Journals in History (1838-1974).