This is a guide to doing research for HIST 385, History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, at the University of Mary Washington.

I recommend bookmarking this page, and also bookmarking the HIST 385 class website.

For more information about the assignment, see this document:

Your paper should be formatted according to the Chicago Manual of Style. Simpson Library provides a guide to Chicago style:

Map of Ottoman Palestine, created between 1900 and 1920, from the Library of Congress

In class today, please find five sources for your topic, either primary or secondary, that you have not seen before today.

• You're not committing to using these five sources in your bibliography or your final paper -- you're just finding possibilities today.
• I recommend that you start with an overview of your topic, or of the context surrounding your topic. Read through the overview, and write down words you could use as search terms. You might also want to write down the titles of sources cited in the overview.

When you find a good source, save it so you can get back to it later. Here are some ways to save sources:

• Download a PDF to your computer.
• Bookmark a URL.
• Write down a title.
• Check out a physical book.

Feel free to leave this room to browse the shelves or to check out books.