THE SENIOR

THESIS
TIPS FROM YOUR HISTORY DEPARTMENT LIBRARIAN
A BRIEF LIST OF NOTABLE SOURCES FOR THIS
TOPIC
Blumberg, Angie. “Strata of the Soul: The Queer
HINTS: These are a few sources just to get you
Archaeologies of Vernon Lee and Oscar Wilde.”
Victoriographies 7, no. 3 (2017).
started. Please use the citations within these sources
to locate more sources relevant to the topic. A good
Frankie Dytor, ‘The Eyes of an Intellectual Vampire’:
strategy would also be to search Vernon Lee in
Michael Field, Vernon Lee and Female Masculinities in
Late Victorian Aestheticism, Journal of Victorian Culture,
Wikipedia and look at the sources listed on there.
Volume 26, Issue 4, October 2021. While writing your outline ask yourself questions to
locate the holes in your knowledge for other areas
you may need to research for a well-rounded paper.
Friedman, Dustin. Before Queer Theory: Victorian
Aestheticism and the Self. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins
University Press, 2019.

Gagel, Mandy. “Selected Letters of Vernon Lee (1856–

1935)”. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2008.
 RESEARCH IS
CYCLICAL
The first thing that is important to
understand is that research is cyclical.
Like it it shown in the chart to the
right, when you finish a step in the
process, you will likely have to go
back and revisit that step.

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hopes that it will provide a resource
to visit and re-visit as you progress
through the cycle of research for your
senior thesis project to help locate
recourses offered in our institution’s
libraries.
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 HOW CAN MY LIBRARIAN HELP ME WITH RESEARCH?

Talk To a Librarian – it may seem obvious but the easiest way a librarian can help with any part of your
research is for you to reach out an ask questions but sometimes this can seem like a difficult task. For that
reason, there are many ways at our institution to reach library faculty.

• Ask A Librarian Chat -- If you look at the upper righthand of the library’s website, there is a chat box
option. Monday through Friday from 9 to 9 there are librarian's available for live chats to help you with
whatever part of research you might be working on.
• Email – The directory is in the tabs at the top of the screen on the library website. If you need help
figuring out who to can best assist you, reach out to me and cmreeder@thecollege.edu.
• In person – Don’t forget we would always love to see you in person to help with your project.
 WORKSHOPS

Also located in the tabs at the top of the library’s website is the workshops tab. When you click on
the workshop tab, a dropdown menu will appear where you can select a workshop. You have the
option to select either the virtual recording of the workshop or you can check the calendar for the
next available live workshop on the topic.

The library offers workshops on a large variety of research topics to be covered on the next slide.
 • Brainstorming Strategy
• Primary and Secondary Source Tips
• How to Identify Credible Sources?
• Library Web Search Tips
WORKSHOP • Citation Help: How to Master Chicago Style Citation
TOPICS • Publishing Basics

CURRENTLY
OFFERED
CHICAGO STYLE CITATION
GUIDE RECOMMENDATION
• This book by Rampolla offers concise
explanations of the Chicago style of citation and
general advice for writing in history. It is highly
recommended. By our history department to help
you through your thesis.
 APPOINTMENTS

• We also offer individual appointment

slots. These can be set up to receive
assistance throughout your research
project or if there is one area of struggle
like maybe you just need help with your
research question.

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 COLLABORATION ROOM

• The other service our library offers

researchers is the collaboration room. In this
space, you are free to come and work on you
project. There are both librarian's available
to help if you get stuck and there are special
tables for students to sit to trade papers for
peer review! This is a relaxed environment
with charging stations, Wi-Fi, and a café
next-door if you get hungry or thirsty.

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