History Research Guide

Available in print in the 2nd floor periodicals section of NEIU's Ronald Williams Library.

Reviews in American History helps scholars and students of American history stay up to date in their discipline. Each issue presents in-depth reviews of more than twenty of the newest books in American history. Retrospective essays examining landmark works by major historians are also regularly featured. Project MUSE offers Vol. 23 (1995) through the current issue.

This is an NEIU-specific interface for searching OCLC's WorldCat, a catalog that unifies thousands of libraries from across the country and around the world. It's ideal for searching for books rare or obscure enough that they cannot be found in our 80-member I-Share network here in Illinois, which this catalog also encompasses.

Note: if searching for primary sources and archival material, look under Search Tools on the left side of the screen displaying your search results. Under Format, click on Show More, and check to see if a check-box appears to limit your search results to Archival Material. Doing so can point you in the direction of brick-and-mortar and/or digital archives related to your search terms, archives with which you may have been unfamiliar.

A range of organizations, including the Library of Congress, HathiTrust, and the Internet Archive, have successfully built resources that provide books, images, historic records, and audiovisual materials to anyone with Internet access. Many universities, public libraries, and other public-spirited organizations have digitized materials, but these digital collections often exist in silos. The DPLA brings these different viewpoints, experiences, and collections together in a single platform and portal, providing open and coherent access to our society’s digitized cultural heritage.

From Sam Houston State University's Newton Gresham Library, a topical list of high-quality U.S. History websites, with an emphasis on primary source collections, from government agencies, universities, museums, libraries, and historical organizations.

Chicago is home to a diverse range of organizations with extensive resources about the city's history and culture. Researchers often have to visit more than one archive to do in-depth research about Chicago. Most libraries and museums provide detailed guides to their archives that researchers can consult on the web prior to visiting in person. Until now, researchers had to know (or guess) in advance which libraries were likely to have relevant materials. Explore Chicago Collections brings those guides together into a single gateway to Chicago resources. By searching Explore Chicago Collections, you can easily tell which archives you'll need to consult to research your subject, and you may even discover resources in unexpected places.

Located on the third floor of the Chicago Public Library's main downtown branch, the Harold Washington Library Center.