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*'''Search for books on a particular topic.'''
*'''Search for books on a particular topic.'''
The Royal Historical Society Bibliography [http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/bibWel.asp Search] may be of use if you are researching a particular topic and wish to find books written about the topic.As an example, entering East India Company produced over a thousand results, mainly books and articles written in the last forty years.
:The Royal Historical Society Bibliography [http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/bibWel.asp Search] may be of use if you are researching a particular topic and wish to find books written about the topic.As an example, entering East India Company produced over a thousand results, mainly books and articles written in the last forty years.




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**''The Oriental Interpreter and Treasury of East India Knowledge: A Companion to "The Hand-book of British India."'' by Joachim Hayward Stocqueler 1848, [http://books.google.com/books?id=cLsOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1 Full View Google Books]
**''The Oriental Interpreter and Treasury of East India Knowledge: A Companion to "The Hand-book of British India."'' by Joachim Hayward Stocqueler 1848, [http://books.google.com/books?id=cLsOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1 Full View Google Books]
**This [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/glossary/glossary.htm Glossary] is from the [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/ British Empire] website
**This [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/glossary/glossary.htm Glossary] is from the [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/ British Empire] website




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**[http://www.thornber.net/medicine/html/medgloss.html Glossary of Medical Terms used in the 18th and 19th Centuries]  from  Craig Thornber’s History of Medicine
**[http://www.thornber.net/medicine/html/medgloss.html Glossary of Medical Terms used in the 18th and 19th Centuries]  from  Craig Thornber’s History of Medicine
**From Genealogy Quest-Glossaries-Diseases [http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/diseases4.html Part 1, A-C], [http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/diseases2.html Part 2, D-L], [http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/diseases3.html Part 3, M-R], [http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/diseases4.html Part 4, S-Y].
**From Genealogy Quest-Glossaries-Diseases [http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/diseases4.html Part 1, A-C], [http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/diseases2.html Part 2, D-L], [http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/diseases3.html Part 3, M-R], [http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/diseases4.html Part 4, S-Y].




*'''Aspects to consider when hiring a professional researcher.'''
*'''Aspects to consider when hiring a professional researcher.'''
**[http://www.cyndislist.com/profess.htm#Hiring Hiring a Professional] from Cyndi’s List which includes [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=63&cj=1&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688 Selecting and Engaging a Professional Researcher] from Ancestry.com
**[http://www.cyndislist.com/profess.htm#Hiring Hiring a Professional] from Cyndi’s List which includes [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=63&cj=1&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688 Selecting and Engaging a Professional Researcher] from Ancestry.com
*'''Copy Information from Full View Google Books'''
:Refer [[Google Books]]
*'''Scan and edit a document'''
:Microsoft Office Word 2007 instructions on how to [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA102548791033.aspx?pid=CH100626141033#1 scan and edit] a document, from Microsoft Office Online.




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*'''Copying Information from Full View Google Books'''
 
Refer [[Google Books]]
[[Category:Research methods]]
[[Category:Research methods]]

Revision as of 02:14, 4 April 2010

A collection of miscellaneous tips and tricks not covered in other articles that might help you with your research.


  • Access some subscription websites with a Library Card.
    • There are a number of websites including Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO), House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, The [London] Times Digital Archive 1785-1985, 19th Century UK Periodicals and other newspaper sites which may help you in your research, where access is restricted . Card holders of participating Libraries including the following National Libraries (noting there is generally a residential requirement) Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, State Library of NSW, and many University Libraries can access some, or all of these websites. ECCO may also be accessed from the British Library Reading Rooms.
    • In England, a Borough or County Library Card may enable you to access The Times remotely but probably not other historical newspaper sites. However, enquire what is available to you both from your local library and the libraries of surrounding boroughs as what is on offer can differ widely and membership requirements are usually easily met. Popular choices available online include The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and Who's Who & Who Was Who. Other subscription sites may be available from terminals in the library itself e.g. Ancestry - this may sound restrictive but, if you already subscribe at a base level, may be useful for consultation when you want to look up a source restricted to premium subscribers.



  • Search for books on a particular topic.
The Royal Historical Society Bibliography Search may be of use if you are researching a particular topic and wish to find books written about the topic.As an example, entering East India Company produced over a thousand results, mainly books and articles written in the last forty years.



  • Find the meaning of words used in India.




  • Copy Information from Full View Google Books
Refer Google Books


  • Scan and edit a document
Microsoft Office Word 2007 instructions on how to scan and edit a document, from Microsoft Office Online.