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HIST 150: Southern Foodways (Spring 2025)
Why So Many Databases?
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HIST 150: Southern Foodways (Spring 2025)
Introduction
Problem with Primary Sources
Overview of Library Services & Resources
Why So Many Databases?
Boolean (AND OR NOT)
Getting Started with keywords
Finding Articles
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Important note about databases SPRING 2025
Examples
Finding Books
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Worldcat: Accessing books we don't own
WorldCat: Advanced Guide (Primary & Secondary)
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Primary Sources: Getting Started
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Web Resources: Oral Histories & Cookbooks
Food Databases
Cookbooks
Using the Catalog to find Primary Sources
Primary Source Databases (African American History)
Citation
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Zotero
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Importance of Subject Databases
Search for Soul Food in America: History & Life
US History database
Search for soul food in the main catalog, limited to articles
This searches about 60% of our databases
Search for Soul Food in GoogleScholar
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