Reference materials are provided in the form of a Reference Shelf, located on right side of your screen beside your search results. The reference shelf contains:
- Dictionary of Pre-19th Century Terms & Definitions: This dictionary, compiled by Brittannica, allows you to not only find definitions for early terminology, but to search documents by the words themselves.
- Collection Overview Essays: Overview Essays are reviews and summaries written by prominent historians who have used the specified collection for historical research. These essays, addressing the specific collection or content in it, provide invaluable insight into and highlight the research value of the content. These essays can be helpful in placing collection contents in a larger historical context, as well as inspire new research ideas or methods of using the collection for the researcher.
- Citation Help: Detailed instructions, links, and examples of how to cite various types of information using MLA, Chicago, and APA styles of citation.
- FAQs: A selection of frequently asked questions to help quickly address your needs or difficulties.
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