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Contemporary United States History

Guide to U.S. History since 1945. Initially created for Dr. Royles' Fall 2018 AMH 3270 class.

Welcome to this LibGuide. This guide introduces library research services and specific history resources, curated for Contemporary United States History, approximately 1945 to the present.

Contents:

Brainstorm— How to start conducting research.
Citation— How to organize your research to effectively write and cite a paper or project.
Reference— How to find background information when getting started with research.
Sources (Scholarly/Primary)— How to differentiate between Scholarly & Popular articles. How to determine if material qualifies as a primary or secondary source.
Articles— How to use the FIU Databases to locate scholarly articles that will further your research.
Help— Where to go if you need a little more help.

Attribution

Christopher M. Jimenez

This LibGuide is provided with an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Creative Commons license

If you would like to reuse any part of this LibGuide for noncommercial educational or instructional purposes, please contact and credit the guide's creator, Christopher M. Jimenez, Associate Web Services Librarian at the FIU Libraries, and include a link to this guide.

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Green Library, Modesto A. Maidique Campus

Floor		Resources
One		Center for Academic Success: University Learning/Testing Center Electronic Classroom Broadcast Video Productions Resource for Education Technology UTS - Media Equipment Services Distance Learning Electronic Classroom Instructional Photography & Graphics
Two		Information & Research Services Curriculum & Juvenile Collection LACiC - Latin American and Caribbean Center Government Documents GIS-RS Center & Teaching Lab Maps & Imagery User Statistics
Three		Periodicals & Newspapers Laptop Lounge Honors College Student Resource Center College of Medicine Library Copiers Systems
Four		College of Medicine Special Collections & Archivese Academic Space Management School of Social Work Study Area
Five		Audiovisual Collection Diaz Ayala Collection Architecture and Fine Arts (General Collection and Periodical Section N) Music (General Collection and Periodical Section M) Music Listening Room Music CAI Center Spanish Resource Center Group Study Rooms
Six		Quiet Study Space Group Study Rooms General Collection HJ-L & P-Z Oversized Books
Seven		General Collection A-HG Quiet Study Floor Group Study Rooms
Eight		Library Administration Collection Management Digital Collections Center

Hubert Library, Biscayne Bay Campus

Floor		Resources
One		Circulation Course Reserves Intercampus/Interlibrary Loan Information and Research Services Center for Excellence in Writing Communication Arts Studio Computer Labs/Copiers
Two		Microforms Periodicals Juvenile Collection Oversize Collection Video Collection Government Documents Reference Workroom Reference Collection Copiers
Three		General Collection, A-Z Library Administration

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Contact

Circulation: 305.348.2451
Reference: 305.348.2454

Circulation: 305.919.5718
Reference: 305.919.5726

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