Research Guides: Doing Research in History: Research Tips

Keep a Research Log

Keeping a research log can help you be more efficient while doing research. You'll avoid duplicating your efforts, and you'll be able to keep track of successful search terms so you can use them again.

Research Log Worksheet
Use this research log to keep track of where you have searched, what you found, and plans for future searches. Make a copy (File|Make copy) and save to your Google Drive.

Annotation Worksheet

Use this sheet to help you organize your thoughts while looking at a source you plan to include in an annotated bibliography. Use one sheet per source.

Annotation Worksheet

Research Tip: Use a Citation Manager

Use a Citation Manager

A citation manager stores all your citations in a searchable database so that you can:

Format your footnotes or endnotes automatically in the style of your choice (APA, Chicago, MLA, etc.).
Format your bibliography automatically.
Insert references into a Word document with a click.
Create and format an annotated bibliography.

The library supports the desktop and online version of EndNote.