Librarians for American Studies

Alana Kumbier
Research & Instruction, x3372

Steve Smith
Collections, x2103

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Citing sources

American Studies at Wellesley

• Academic Search Premier
• JSTOR
• America: History & Life
• Ethnic News Watch (1990 - present)
• Alt-Press Watch (1995 - present
• more...

• American Memory
• Electronic Text Center at UVA
• Making of America (1850 - 1877)
• Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives
• more...

• American Studies Web
• Social Movements & Culture: A Resource Site

• tip: use these sources for quick overviews, to develop vocabulary for searching, & for further sources
• Encyclopedia of American Studies
  Clapp Ref E169.1 E625
• Encyclopedia of American Social Movements
  Clapp Ref HN57 .E594 2004
• Encyclopedia of American Social History
  Clapp Ref HN57 .E58 1993
• Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
• more...

tip: useful subject headings for American Studies research include:

• social movements united states history
• material culture united states

tip: try a keyword search with key concepts in American Studies:

• ethnicity difference united states
• border identity united states

for items we don't own: search WorldCat and request a copy (click on the Find It! button)

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