Selected websites that may help many students who visit the Connecticut State Library to conduct research. Originally developed for History Day students, hence the focus on primary sources and historic resources.
SEE ALSO Online Collections page and specific topics.
For subject searching in many of the older issues of popular magazines, you may need to use the print volumes of the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. The instruction guides will require you to adjust to search for items here at the Connecticut State Library.
Here are a few examples of magazines. You may also try researchIT CT or your local library.
These are not all our resources. Check with a librarian for help.
For subject searching in many of the older issues of popular magazines, you may need to use the print volumes of the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. The instruction guides will require you to adjust to search for items here at the Connecticut State Library.
Using the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature is a "how to" guide by Jill Anderson of Georgia State University.
Milestone Documents in American History by 
It is very important to cite all your sources, and cite them properly.
When the author is a group, rather than a person(s), it can be a little tricky. Government documents usually use the agency as the author, and almost always include it along with a person (if named). The records in library catalogs and databases often display the information needed.
Here are just a few resources that might help: