Asian & African History: Getting Started

Quick tips:

• How do I make sure I understand my research assignment?

Worksheet

Moving Through the Research Process (PDF)

Find background information
Encyclopedias & handbooks

Find articles
Learn which databases are best for these topics.

Tutorials

• How do I Create a Search Strategy?
• Should I Rethink My Search?

Find primary sources
Archives, museum collections & manuscripts

Find media
Media & newspapers

Find facts & figures
Find statistics for Africa, Asia and Oceania and also Chinese historical GIS.

Quick tips:

• How can I manage my citations?
• How do I use APA to cite my sources?
• How do I paraphrase correctly?

Tutorial

• How Do I Give Credit to the Ideas of Others?