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History: First Industrial Society Project

Resources for exploring topics and issues in History. Includes Ancient, European, Modern, and United States History and Government as well as Economics, Religious Studies, and the History of Art.

Books in Carnegie Library

Useful Links to Sources on the Web

Search JSTOR

NoodleTools

Use NoodleTools to help you keep track of your sources, take notes, and create outlines.  For help setting up your account or for off-campus access, ask a librarian.

Voicethread

Research Strategies

Print or download this helpful table and use it to guide you through forming successful search strategies.

Terms for Searching

Here are some suggestions of terms to use when searching Destiny, databases, or search engines.  Use them in various combinations to retrieve the most relevant results to your needs. Use quotation marks ("") when searching for a phrase; use an asterisk (*) at the end of a root to search for various forms of a word.

Industriali*

"Industrial Revolution"

"Industrial Society"

labor* OR labour*

"steam engine"

metallurgy

factor*

mills

"mass production"

"spinning jenny"

child*

class

aristocra*

 

 

Search Google Scholar

Google Scholar Search

Search Google Books

Google Book Search

Try a Google News Search

Search Google News using some of the suggested terms on this page, or others that you have found.  To find primary sources (articles from the era being studied) click on "Archives" on the left side of the screen.  Set a custom date range to find articles from the time period you are studying.