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History

The following resources have been compiled by the librarians with specific regard to the field of History. Please see the Left hand menu for more options of specific eras, places, and topical history sources.

Reference Books

• The Hutchinson dictionary of world history. 1993. Ref 903 H97
  The goal of this dictionary was to include as many definitions from the earliest times to the present in one single volume. Though not comprehensive, it's a great place to glean background information for events at any point in world history.

• Timelines of world history. 2002. Ref 902.02 T258t

• Rulers and governments of the world. 3 volumes. 1988. Ref 920 R93r

• New dictionary of the history of ideas. 6 volumes. 2005. Ref 903 N42H
  The 1st edition is still available as well.

• Dictionary of historic documents. 2003. Ref 909.98 D56K

• The Great documents of Western civilization. 1965. Ref 914 V81

• The Oxford companion to world exploration. 2 volumes. 2007. Ref 910.922 Ox22B

• Worldmark encyclopedia of the nations. 6 volumes. 2001. Ref 910.3 W89

• The Encyclopedia of the Third World. 3 volumes. 1987. Ref 910.3 K96e

• National Geographic atlas of world history. 1997. Ref 909 G91

• Atlas of global development. 2009. Ref 912 W89A

• Science, religion, and society: An Encyclopedia of history, culture, and controversy. 2007. 2 volumes. Ref 201.65 Sci27E

 

General information on specific Eras or Periods

• The Cambridge medieval history. 8 volumes. Ref 940.1 C14 1966
  Multi-volume work that gives in-depth coverage to the Medieval era. Despite it's age, this set is still important to the study of the Middle Ages. Volume titles include:
  1) The Christian Roman empire and the foundation of the Teutonic kingdoms.
  2) The rise of the Saracens and the foundation of the Western empire.
  3) Germany and the Western empire.
  4) The eastern Roman empire (717-1453).
  5) Contest of empire and papacy.
  6) Victory of the papacy.
  7) Decline of empire and papacy.
  8) The close of the middle ages.

• Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. 1999. Ref 940.23 En19G
  Presents a panoramic view of the cultural movement and the period of history beginning in Italy from approximately 1350, broadening geographically to include the rest of Europe by the middle-to-late-15th century, and ending in the early 17th century. Each entry is informative and includes a brief bibliography for further study.

• The Oxford encyclopedia of the Reformation. 1996. 4 volumes. Ref 270.603 Ox2
  Approaches the Reformation from an interdisciplinary model, focusing on the entire range of religious and social changes brought about in that era. It includes not only issues of church polity and theology but also related developments in politics, economics, demographics, art, and literature.

• Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment. 4 volumes. 2003. Ref 940.23 En564e

 

Finding Books

• Online Catalog
  • Find books, as well as a variety of other materials in the TU Libraries.
  • Use the Advanced search option to specify material format, campus, language, and date range.

• WorldCat
  • Find books, among other things, to request via Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Finding Articles

• JSTOR
  JSTOR (Journal STORage) presents the searchable full text of the complete back files for over 100 important scholarly journals. Coverage generally includes the first volume through issues published prior to the most recent 3-5 years (current issues are not available in JSTOR). Includes journals for the following disciplines: African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, and statistics. Also search JSTOR via Google Scholar by including "+JSTOR" in the search.


• ACLS History E-Book Project
  A collaboration of eight learned societies, nearly 75 contributing publishers, and librarians at the University of Michigan's Scholarly Publishing Office, ACLS includes about 1,400 history books in eBook format and is growing at the rate of about 250 new titles per year.


• Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
  Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs. CIAO is also widely-recognized source for teaching materials including original case studies written by leading international affairs experts, course packs of background readings for history and political science classes, and special features like the analysis of a bin Laden recruitment tape with video.


• Project MUSE
  This collection of 400 journals represent the publications of 100 not-for-profit organizations. Every article available in Project MUSE is in full-text, meaning you will immediately be able to view, print, or save the article for later use.


• CountryWatch
  Provides up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world in a concise and useful form. Includes cultural, political, economic, and business information and maps.


• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
  The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) is a search and retrieval service that provides bibliographic records of U.S. Government information products. Use it to link to Federal agency online resources or identify materials distributed to Federal depository libraries. Coverage begins with January 1994.


• America: History & Life
  America: History & Life is the definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With indexing for 1,700 journals from 1964 to present.


• Historical Abstracts
  If you require more articles for your topic than what can be found in the above databases, you could make an appointment with Dan Bowell to search this excellent, very specialized world history source that requires the assistance of a librarian. For more information about the database itself, visit its description.

Finding Journals

• List of Journals, Magazines and Newspapers
  Search by journal title keyword for online full-text journals, and to see what we have in print in the library.


• Click here for a General History and European History subject search in the Periodical List to find out what journals (and how many) we have available both in print and online. Also try the American History subject search. Click on the blue links to enter the actual list of titles. The numbers in parentheses beside the subject indicate how many journal titles are included in that subject area. It offers subdisciplines, so browse through to find more specific journals for your topic.

Internet Resources

For more Web resources on the topic of History, please visit our History web sites page.

• Best of History Web Sites
  Created by Thomas Daccord and maintained by Justin Reich, both history instructors at Noble & Grenough School of Dedham, Massachusetts, this web site is "an award-winning portal that contains links to over 1000 history web sites." Sites are reviewed for accuracy, quality, and usefulness. Sites categorized by subject area.


• American Memory from the Library of Congress
  An online collection of "written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience." The goal is a digital history of American life and creativity. It covers many aspects of American history including Cities and Towns, Culture and Folklife, Environment and Conservation, as well as War and Military, to name a few.


• Internet Modern History Sourcebook
  Out of Fordham University, this online project offers a multitude of pages about different historical time periods and events.


• Intute: Arts and Humanities
  The History section of this rather broad humanities effort to list and categorize scholarly web sites is quite deep. While it's primary audience is researchers, teachers, and students in the UK, it is relevant for those studying world history as well.


• Princeton's History Web Sites
  The portal to a great many history web sites, this Princeton University web page provides lists of general history web sites and online full-text resources, and also provides access to sites by Time Period, Region and Country, as well as Selected Topics. A great place to start your history research for web resources.

Other Research Tools

• Credo Reference
  A conglomeration of specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias that allows you to search for definitions and encyclopedia articles, as well as develop ideas for expanding or refining a research strategy.

• Oxford Reference Premium Online  
  Oxford University Press produces a number of extremely useful reference materials, many of which they have made available here. You can search by keyword, but you can also choose particular subjects and from there, particular books within which to search. This willl provide you with all sorts of background and broad spectrum information on a particular topic.

• Biography Resource Center  
  Find background information about people, authors, famous personalities, and others. Search by first or last name. 

Citation Help

One of the least favorite aspects of research papers are the citations, documenting the sources where you gleaned your information. To make that a little easier, the Library offers a few resources.

• The Chicago manual of style. 2003. Ref 808.042 Un3c

• The Citation Style Guide is a place where you can find call numbers for print Style Manuals and Handbooks, as well as online help from several different universities around the States. Check it out and see if it helps!

• RefWorks
  is a Citation Management program. Fully available online, and linked from the Library's home page, it allows you to keep it all ELECTRONIC. Download your citations from the various databases you're using into RefWorks. This program will create the Works Cited page for you with little effort. In a database, look for the option to EXPORT - that is where you'll find this gem of a program.

• Automatically Generated Citations can be found in our Library Catalog (to the right of the item on the Results page), as well as in most EBSCO databases (like Academic Search Premier, PsycINFO, Communications and Mass Media Complete, etc.). Most databases either provide an instant citation in a couple of different styles, or they allow Exporting to RefWorks (see above). Ask a Librarian for more help in managing your citations and creating your bibliographies and works cited pages faster.

• WorldCat.org
  "Cite this item" within individual item record lists the citation in APA, MLA, Chicago and more.

• The Writing Center is also a solid resource. Available in the Library, this is run by the English department. If you'd like face-to-face help individually with citing or any aspect of writing and editing your paper, the Writing Center is the place to go. For more information, see their page on the Portal, or you can contact them at writingctr@taylor.edu.

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Created by Lana Wilson, Reference Librarian

Last revised March 12, 2010 - 03:10 PM