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

• Doing History: A Guide to Historical Research
  
• H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online: Discussion networks focused on historical topics; many networks have additional resources such as bibliographies, syllabi, and web links.
• History Guide: Annotated links to websites focusing on historical topics.
• History Journals guide: Detailed online directory to journals published in the field of history.
• Historian's Toolbox: Research skills tutorial.
• The Labryinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
  
• Merlot - history: Annotated links to websites useful for teaching and learning; click on HUMANITIES -> HISTORY

To locate guides and bibliographies on more specific topic, search the Library Catalog by Keyword, adding the word "Bibliography" (example search: African Americans and history and bibliography); or for guides, "history and research and methodology."

• American Historical Association. Guide to Historical Literature. New York: Macmillion Co., 1995.
  A very comprehensive and useful guide to historical materials. Covers all the countries and regions of the world from ancient times to present.
• Brundage, Anthony. Going to the Sources: a Guide to Historical Research and Writing. Wheeling, Ill: Harlan Davision, 1997.
• Marius, Richard. A Short Guide to Writing About History. New York: Longman, 1999.
• Presnell, Jenny L. The Information-Literate Historian: A Guide to Research for History Students. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
• Storey, William Kelleher. Writing History: A Guide for Students. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
• Williams, Robert C. The Historian's Toolbox: A Student's Guide to the Theory and Craft of History.  Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2003.