HISTORY 201: The Historian's Craft: Russia Engages America, America Engages Russia (Fall 2025) : Welcome

Welcome to the library course guide for History 201: Russia Engages America, America Engages Russia (Fall 2025).  This guide is intended to help you with your research for your research paper assignment.

The guide includes information about how to

• identify and locate the most relevant books both in the UW-Madison library collection and beyond
• identify and locate the most useful article databases
• use search strategies to find relevant and appropriate articles
• locate the full text of articles
• evaluate articles to determine their quality
• cite sources in MLA style 
• connect with a librarian for help with your research

Use the blue buttons on the left to view the different sections of this guide.