History Research Guide

The Okanagan College Library Collection is sometimes referred to as a curated collection. This means that the librarians and faculty work together in selecting information to include in the Collection. This includes

• Books and E-Books (Scholarly, Academic Press and General Presses);

• Journals and E-Journals (Peer-reviewed); 

• Periodicals (magazines, newspapers, etc.); 

• Research Databases;

• Streaming Media;

• Webpages; and

• OCtopus (Library Search Engine - used to access the majority of the above resources)

Okanagan College pays money to various information providers in order for you to access them for your studies. 

If you use the Web to locate information, you may run into what is called a "paywall" that will show you a small segment of the information but ask you to pay in order to access the full information.

DO NOT PAY FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION.  

Instead, contact the library me, and I will help to see if we can gain access to the information you need.

Indicates that this resource is considered to be a Book or E-Book. Because the OC Library Collection Development process now includes collecting books in an electronic (digital) format using the Book or E-Book limiter, results will consist of both resource types. 

Indicates that this resource is considered a peer-reviewed article from an academic (scholarly) journal.

Indicates that this resource is considered to be a presentation delivered at a Conference.  If delivered at an academic or professional conference such documents are often considered to be peer-reviewed. To determine if this is the case investigate the Conference, identify what organization is sponsoring the conference, the guidelines for submitting a presentation, etc. 

Indicates that this source is a document submitted supporting candidature for an academic graduate degree (Master's or Ph.D.) or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings dissertations/thesis reports on a research project or study or an extended topic analysis. The structure of a thesis or dissertation explains the purpose, the previous research literature impinging on the topic of the study, the methods used, and the project's findings.

Indicates that this resource is considered to be from a News source. News sources rarely formerly cite the sources used to write their articles. Such information may be embedded in the body of the report, which may provide sufficient information to track down the source.

Indicates that this resource is considered to be from a magazine or newspaper. Such resources rarely formerly cite the sources used to write their articles. Such information may be embedded in the body of the report, which may provide sufficient information to track down the source.

Indicates that this resource is considered to be from a source such as a government department or agency, a research institute (for example, ArVix), a Non-government Organization (NGO), etc. You will need to evaluate the source to determine the credibility of such a resource.

Indicates that the resource is a media resource DVD or Streaming Video.