History  

Welcome to Carnegie Mellon!  And if you're returning, welcome back, we missed you! 

Spring Semester is zooming by - ready for Spring Break??

New databases:

 Proquest Congressional (Carnegie Mellon users only)
ca. 1789-present (coverage and updates vary).
Full text of Congressional Hearings both published (1824-present) and unpublished (1824-ca. 1984), & the Serial Set, 1789-2003 (House and Senate documents and reports, Senate executive reports, and Senate treaty documents). You can also search the Congressional Record (1985-present), the Federal Register (1980-present), the United States Code, Statutes at Large (1789-present), etc. See the Content Coverage Chart for complete details.

Vanderbilt Television Archive (Carnegie Mellon users only)
1968-present.
The world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. Individuals request loans of items from the collection for reference, study, classroom instruction, and research. Also available are DVDs that are duplications of entire broadcasts as well as compilations of individual news stories specified by the borrower. Borrowers pay fees for the items loaned to cover the costs of providing this service.

New to Carnegie Mellon or the CMU History Department?

I'm so glad you've chosen Carnegie Mellon and the History Department for your studies!  Welcome to the campus, and welcome to a library guide that I hope will be of help to you during your time here.  Each department at Carnegie Mellon has a librarian that is responsible for specialized reference services, class instruction in library resources, and managing the book and journal budgets.  My name is Sue Collins and I am the librarian for the history department (as well as part of Engineering and Public Policy). I am based in Hunt Library (the Social Sciences and Humanities library). Don't hesitate to ask for help at any point in your career here.

At Carnegie Mellon, each department and/or school has a librarian assigned to it.  As the librarian to the history department, I manage the book and journal collections and funds for the department.  I also prepare library guides (like this one!) that help users understand what resources we have for their research and teaching interests.  Upon request, I also can do instruction sessions on particular history topics or resources.   In addition, I explain and inform the history faculty and students about library policies and other related library information they need to know.  With my colleagues I  staff the reference desk at Hunt Library, but I am available, by appointment or via email,  for research consultations.  I also  serve on several library committess and  work on library projects when necessary.