Research: Secondary - Assignment | Indian Removal Act (Prof. Tucker) - Research Guides at Lone Star College

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Using Keywords and Phrases

In secondary source research you are investigating the analysis and commentary of historians regarding an event (Indian Removal Act) or a research question. Review the definition of "crimes against humanity". Record keywords or phrases from the definition and the research questions.

You may begin your research in a specific database (JSTOR, best bet!) or use Discovery (tutorial below) to search everything at once. Keywords, phrases and filters help to limit and define the information the databases will locate.

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Research Databases

JSTOR
Contains 12 journals with full-text, scholarly articles related to American Indian Studies. Citation tools for scholarly research. See brief tutorial on this page.
Issues & Controversies in History
Explores debates and conflicts in US and world history, as seen by key players or as interpreted by historians. Balanced articles provide pro and con arguments on hundreds of controversies, and each article is centered on original documents (primary sources).
American History (Infobase)
Provides topic pages and overviews for historical events, daily life in different eras, historical controversies, and multimedia supplements as well as primary sources. Covers the colonial/revolutionary period and forward.

Provides a comprehensive range of information: topic introductions, biographies, primary sources, videos and slideshows, images, timelines, and maps and graphs.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Multi-disciplinary database; full text of articles from over 5,300 journals, magazines and newspapers, plus image collections.