This is a guide to researching for an essay or dissertation in Heritage.
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The databases listed below contain research in Heritage (journal articles and book articles). Choose a database appropriate for your specific topic. Historical Abstracts is a good general database in this subject.
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Index primarily for finding journal articles. Covers: agriculture, aquatic science, atmospheric science, biological science, geology, earth science, and environmental science. Includes some full-text.
SocArXiv is a free open access archive for the social sciences. It holds working papers, preprints and published papers - some documents have links to data and code. (A pre-print is: "a manuscript draft that has not yet been subject to formal peer review, distributed to receive early feedback on research from peers").
It is important to critically analyse information before you use it in an essay, report or assignment.
Some recommended websites
Searchable online database of 1 million text and multimedia records from museums, galleries and archives. Use it to find images, sounds and movies relating to culture, history and science.
Offers a range of historical Ordnance Survey mapping data products from 1843 to 1996. A range of online tools are available to facilitate viewing, interrogation and download of these products.
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