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The History of History
Historiography is often described as "the history of history."
A historiography focuses on how scholars have interpreted certain events, not on the events themselves. It identifies key thinkers and explains the evolution of the scholarly debate on a particular subject over time. A good historiography points out the influential books and articles that have shaped or revolutionized a field of study and shows the connections between major works. It looks at changes or revisions in interpretation based on reinterpretation of sources or the discovery of new sources. It explains the ideological perspective from which a scholar is writing (Marxist, feminist, etc.). Rather than merely summarizing a scholar's ideas, it provides an analysis of a work's argument, sources, and conclusions.
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Use Library Quick Search to search for books and articles across many databases in a single search.
Databases
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America: History and LifeSelectively indexes and abstracts articles on U.S. and Canadian history from prehistory to the present. Includes citations from more than 2,000 journals published worldwide. Also includes citations of book and media reviews from over 100 key journals in the field.
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Historical AbstractsSelectively indexes and abstracts articles relating to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada). Includes citations from more than 2,000 journals published worldwide, as well as citations to useful historical books as reviewed by journals in the field.
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Oxford Bibliographies OnlineA database designed to help you start your research on almost any subject. Contains recommendations for scholarship at all levels, whether encyclopedias and textbooks or journal articles and primary sources. Bibliographic essays and annotated citations on each topic. Peer-reviewed, selective, rather than exhaustive content chosen by experts in their disciplines.
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Dissertations & Theses Global (ProQuest)Provides citations and full-image access to doctoral dissertations and master's theses from more than 1,000 graduate schools and universities. Abstracts are provided for dissertations beginning in 1980 and for master's theses beginning in 1988. Full-image PDFs are available for most titles published since 1997 and a limited number of titles previous to 1997. Coverage is from 1861 to the present. Print equivalent is Dissertation Abstracts.
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WorldCatContains more than 44 million bibliographic records describing materials (books, journals, films, manuscripts, scores, computer files, etc.) held by libraries around the world. More than 400 languages are represented. Provides links to library holdings.
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TexShare InformationFind out how to get a Texshare card to use at other academic and public libraries in Texas.