If someone has already done research on a topic you are investigating you are encouraged to seek out the same sources. Sometimes you may find an abundant amount of material that wasn't important to them, but is perfect for you. Other times you may find you disagree with their interpretation, which will give you something to write about from a fresh perspective.
Theses and dissertations are a great place to find bibliographies (sometimes called literature reviews) Many can be found in this database-
The library has many databases dealing with historical topics. A full list of those database is avilable here The databases listed below are some good starting points for your research.
Scholarly journals and books. Access begins with the first volume for many journal titles, but usually does not have the newest volumes of each journal. To try out AI tools in JSTOR, login using your personal JSTOR account and visit the FAQs to learn more.
Journals and ebooks from major university presses on literature and criticism, history, performing arts, cultural studies, education, philosophy, political science, gender studies, and more.
Below are list of key journals in the study of early American history. To find out what is in these journals, using one of the databases listed in the box above is the best approach. Most databases also allow for limiting of searches to within specific journals so, adding a journal title to you search may help narrow your results.
Pennsylvania Magazine of History & Biography
Virginia Magazine of History & Biography
William & Mary Quarterly (Online access)
William & Mary Quarterly (print access)
These are just a few of the thousands of journals we have access to via University Libraries. You may check the Journals/Periodicals search by the title of any journal to determine what access we have to that title.