Quickly scan the following sources to determine whether they are scholarly.
2) Presenting the "Poor Miserable Savage" to French Urban Elites: Commentary on North American Living Conditions in Early Jesuit Relations. (Be sure to follow the PDF Full-text link on the left.)
Some strategies for generating and narrowing research topics include:
Build your vocabulary: As you browse possible sources, read book/chapter and article titles carefully to help improve your search vocabulary and narrow your topic. The larger and more flexible your search vocabulary, the more successful you will be.
Use keywords and short phrases: never use sentences or sentence fragments. Choose keywords that are vital to your topic. Use terms an expert would use, avoiding slang. Your course outline offers some good starting points.
Don't settle for the first results you find: the most relevant results aren't always on the top of the list or on the first page of results. Browse through for the best sources, not the easiest ones to find.
Use the MRU LibrarySearch tool - the search box on the library homepage - to find information in all formats (books, journal articles, videos, magazines) simultaneously.
Your task: Find two books and/or journal articles on your topic - "pin" them to a list and email to yourself.
Try limiting searches by:
Using history-specific research tools can often return more relevant results, more quickly.
Your task: