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Reference Sources (Background)
Oxford Reference Online: History (current, full text)
Search reference books published by Oxford University Press. Includes A Dictionary of Contemporary World History, A Dictionary of World History, A Dictionary of Political Biography, and Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages among others.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (full text; current)
15 key reference encyclopedias in biology and medicine, literature, and the social sciences. Includes St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, and Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History.
Atlas of World History. (1999)
Ref. G1030 .A84 1999
Facts, brief analyses and maps of events in world history, place and populations, religious transitions, and social movements.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History. (2005, 5 volumes)
Ref. D23 .B45 2005
Comprehensive encycopedia of world history focusing on area studies, global history, anthropology, geography, science, art and literature. Includes bibliographies.
Encyclopedia of World Biography. (1998, 17 volumes)
Ref. CT103 .E56 1997
Biographical sketches plus information on the importance of the person listed.
Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval and Modern. (2001)
Ref. D21 .E578 2001
Arranged chronologically, divided geographically with each section.
Europe 1450-1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World. (2004, 6 volumes)
Ref. D209 .E97 2004
Includes biographical and topical articles, plus overviews of individual national histories. Attention to broad processes as well as specific facts.
Going to the Sources: A Guide to Historical Research and Writing. (2002)
Ref. D16 .B893 2002
Short handbook for history research, with guidelines for different types of assignments.
History Behind the Headlines: Origins of Conflicts Worldwide. (2001-, 2 volumes)
Ref. D 410 .H57
Comprehensive background to contemporary world conflicts; includes chronologies, maps, and biographical information.
The Oxford Companion to Military History. (2001)
Ref. D25 .A2 O94 2001
Emphasis on Europe and North America in the past three centuries.
Reference Sources in History: An Introductory Guide. (2004)
Ref. D20 .F72 2004
Introduction to the breath of historical research materials, with annotated citations to bibliographies, indexes, government publications, special collections, etc.
Women in World History: A Biographical Encylopedia. (1999, 17 volumes)
Ref. HQ1115 .W6 1999
Comprehensive entries on over 10,000 individual women from 3100 BC to modern times. Includes portraits and bibliographies.
Finding Books
The Library of Congress Classifications for history are D, E, and F:
| D |
History: General and Old World |
| E |
History: American (General); United States (national) |
| F1-F975 |
United States (Local and regional) |
| F1001-F1140 |
Canada |
| F1201-F3799 |
Latin America |
MaconCat
The library's online catalog, providing access to books, journals, music, and movies in the library.
WorldCat
A catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
Books and articles not owned by our library can be obtained from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan. Allow sufficient time for processing. Average turnaround time is 3-5 days for articles and 3-14 days for books, excluding holidays and weekends. Submit ILL requests well in advance of deadlines.
Locating Articles (Databases & Indexes)
Academic Search Complete
OmniFile (HUM) (1984 to date; some full-text)
Articles from scholarly and popular sources from around the world. Be sure to select subject area: HUM at the bottom of the search screen.
Project MUSE (generally late 1990s to date)
Full-text database covering over 300 journals in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
JSTOR (full text; dates vary by journal)
An archive of back issues of over 400 journals in many disciplines.
HarpWeek (Civil War and Reconstruction) (1857-1877)
Electronic full-text access to Harper's Weekly: 1857-1877.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (1980 to date)
Provides citations to articles in the arts and humanities fields.
You may also want to browse through the current and bound periodicals in the library. A list of journals relating to history is available at the circulation desk.
Websites
Country Studies (Library of Congress)
Analysis of history and the social, economic, and political institutions of countries throughout the world.
EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History (Brigham Young University)
Transcriptions, facsimilies, and translations of primary source documents from Western Europe, arranged by country.
Eyewitness to History (Ibis Communications)
Eyewitness reports from ancient to modern history.
Historical Text Archive (Historical Text Archive)
Commercial site containing historical texts and secondary research materials for the study of world history.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project (Fordham University)
Collections of historical texts arranged by subject area.
Internet Public Library: History Reference (University of Michigan)
A select listing of dozens of history resources.
Librarians' Internet Index: History (Librarians' Internet Index)
Links to hundreds of Internet sites in all areas of history.
Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students (Bowdoin College)
Extensive guide to writing history papers; covers reading, writing, researching, and evaluating.
World History Archives (Hartford Web Publishing)
Documents to support the study of world history from a working-class and non-Eurocentric perspective.
Evaluating Sources
Is it PRIMARY or is it SECONDARY? (R-MC)
Is it POPULAR or is it SCHOLARLY? (R-MC)
Evaluating Sources (R-MC)
Critical Evaluation of Resources on the Internet (University of Alberta Libraries)
Citing Sources
Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper (Duke University Libraries)
Choose the type of source you want to cite to see examples in MLA, APA, Chicago and other styles.
Citation Styles Online! (Bedford St. Martin's)
Includes examples of citations of various online sources in MLA, APA, Chicago and other styles.
KnightCite (Calvin College)
Automatically formats citation information according to MLA, APA, or Chicago styles.