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Montana History: HSTA 255

Your guide to researching Montana history. Find articles and books in the library and access great websites on the internet. Cite your sources in MLA or APA style.

OneSearch

Use OneSearch to search across the library's databases at once for newspaper, magazine, and scholarly journal articles, as well as books and DVDs.

At the Library

More Local History Books

Local libraries and historical societies are your best bets for finding historical resources on a specific location. Visit or contact the library for the community you are researching to see what's available. Below are just a few suggestions:

Find & Use eBooks

Use OneSearch to find and access thousands of electronic books which provide certain advantages:

  1. Access the book from anywhere with an internet connection
  2. Search the full text for keywords and phrases
  3. Download or print only the parts you need 

To find ebooks in OneSearch, narrow to Resource Types: Books and Electronic books and choose Availability: Available Online. Use the checkboxes next to each category to select all three at once.