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Library Tutorials: History

Teaching tools about library resources and services

How-To Videos for History Classes

These videos will get you started with some of the most useful research tools on the library website and on the web. See our History Research Guides for links to these and other resources and to contact a librarian. 

Primary Resources

HathiTrust for Primary Sources

The HathiTrust Digital Collection provides online access to millions of volumes of books, periodicals, manuscripts, and government documents in the public domain. YouTube Link

DPLA for History Primary Sources

The DPLA contains millions of historical records including oral histories, newspaper clipping, images, videos, and more. YouTube Link

Searching Newspapers.com

Find historical newspapers from the US and other select countries. (length: 2:39) Direct Link

Using JSTOR

Additional Resources and Services

Using Worldcat Discovery to find MORE Books

JEWL Search for History Sources

Find history-related books, articles, videos and more in the JEWL Search

Tour of the Library Website

This quick tour will show how to access the most popular resources and services (length: 2:16).

Placing an Interlibrary Loan Request

If the library doesn't own a book or article that you need, we can borrow it for you from another library at no cost. This video shows you how to place a request. More about Interlibrary Loan (length: 3:54)