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Ceres Birkhead  (library subject specialist) | U of U  History Department | Ray Gunn (Department Representative)

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FIND BOOKS
Library Catalog (UNIS). What we own: books, journals, audio-visual materials, newspapers, government publications, manuscripts, rare books, photographs and more.
New Library Catalog (Beta test)
Utah's Catalog Search several Utah online catalogs, plus Amazon.com and Alibris.

FIND PERIODICAL ARTICLES

ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIERThis resource is available to University of Utah users only.
EBSCOHost Web includes several files for professional journals, newspapers and magazines, health publications and other. The Academic Search Elite file features many journals of interest to historians. Some of the articles are available in full-text. Check also EBSCOOnline for special features.

DAILY LIFE THROUGH HISTORYThis resource is available to University of Utah users only.
Useful database for comparing social and economic life through time and cultures. Graphics and full text.

HAWAIIAN ARCHIPELAGO (1875)
This resource is available to University of Utah users only.
Html version of Isabella J. Bird's book. Part of Indiana Univ. Victorian Women Writers Project.

HISTORICAL ABSTRACTSThis resource is available to University of Utah users only.
Historical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada). 1984-
Print edition: Split into Historical abstracts. Part A. Modern history abstracts and Historical abstracts. Part B. Twentieth century abstracts. Call# D299.H5 General Reference, Level 3.

THE HISTORY OF THE CORONATION OF JAMES II/ Francis Sandford.This resource is available to University of Utah users only.
Originally published: [London] In the Savoy: Printed by T. Newcomb,1867.

AMERICAN HUMANITIES INDEX
A collection of bibliographic references to over 700 literary, scholarly and creative journals published from 1975 to the present, many of which cannot be found in other reference works.

ITERThis resource is available to University of Utah users only.
The goal of ITER, as stated by the publishers is "to increase access to all published materials pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Includes book and journal citations.

JSTOR This resource is available to University of Utah users only.
Provides image and full-text online access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in history, economics, political science, demography, mathematics, and other fields of the humanities and social sciences. Consult the online tables of contents for holdings, as coverage varies for each title. Full text.

e-BRARYThis resource is available to University of Utah users only.
Search and view the text of electronic books on your area(s) of interest.

NILE: PASSAGE TO EGYPTThis resource is available to University of Utah users only.
This interactive database from The Discovery Channel explores the history,culture, and geography of the Nile River Valley, from Uganda to Egypt.

PROJECT MUSEThis resource is available to University of Utah users only.
"In 2000, Project MUSE® enters its second phase of development with the addition of over 60 quality journal titles from other scholarly publishers, bringing the database's total offerings to well over 100 titles. As the academic community's primary electronic resource, Project MUSE covers the fields
of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and many others." Full-text of articles included.

TURKEY AND TURKISH FOREIGN POLICYThis resource is available to University of Utah users only.
About 16,000 page and hundreds of tables, diagrams and pictures providing general information on Turkish history, economy, social and cultural life. Also provides background information on important foreign policy issues, texts of bilateral and multilateral agreements, and music.

 


 

ADDITIONAL LIBRARY RESOURCES return to top

BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND BIOGRAPHIES

Dizionario biografico degli Italiani. Roma, Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana [1960- v. 1-
CT1123 .D5 Level 3.

Dictionnaire des personnages historiques français. Paris, Nouvelle historie de France [1968, c1962] DC36 .D5 1968 Level 1

Dictionnaire historique et biographique de la révolution et de l'empire, 1789-1815 ... Pour la partie
description et biographique par Adolphe Robert ... Pour les matières constitutionnelles et législatives par J.Le Chaplain. Paris, Libraire historique de la révolution et de l'empire [1899]
DC147 .R65 Level 3

Dictionary of national biography. New York, Macmillan, 1908-1909. DA28 .D55 1908
Level 3 Continuously updated; includes indexes.

Die grossen deutschen. Deutsche Biographie, hrsg. von Hermann Heimpel. Theodor Heuss [und] Benno Reifenberg. Berlin, Ullstein, 1956-57. CT1054 .G76 Level 3

DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

The Cambridge encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean / general editors, Simon Collier, Harold Blakemore, Thomas E. Skidmore. 2nd ed. Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1992. F1406 .C36 1992
Level 3.

Dictionary of historical terms / Chris Cook. 2nd ed. New York : Peter Bedrick Books, 1990.
D9 .C67 1990 Level 3.

Dictionary of the Middle Ages / Joseph R. Strayer, editor in chief.
New York : Scribner, c1982- . D114 .D5 1982 Level 3.

The Encyclopedia of historic places / by Courtlandt Canby ; advisory editor, Gorton Carruth.
New York, N.Y. : Facts on File Publications, c1984. D9 .C29 1984 Level 1.

Handbook of world history: concepts and issues, edited by Joseph Dunner.
New York, Philosophical Library [1967] D9 .D88 Level 3.

The Hutchinson encyclopedia of the Renaissance / general editor, David Rundle.
Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 1999. CB361 .H87 1999 Level 3

The Illustrated encyclopedia of world history / K. Donker van Heel, editor.
Armonk, N.Y. : Sharpe Reference, 1997. D9 .I45 1997 Level 3.

The Modern encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet history / edited by Joseph L. Wieczynski.
Gulf Breeze, Fla. : Academic International Press, 1976- .DK14 .M6 Level 3.

Weltgeschichte in Bildern ... / hrsg. unter der Leitung von Claude Schaeffner ; Assistentin Anke Herubel. Lausanne : Ed. Rencontre, 1968-1970. D20 W45 1968 Level 1.

World history; a dictionary of important people, places, and events, from ancient times to the present /Bruce Wetterau. New York : H. Holt, c1994. D9 .W47 1994 Level 1.

The Worldmark encyclopedia of the nations; a practical guide to the geographic, historical, political, social & economic status of all nations, their international relationships, and the United Nations system. [Editor-in-chief: Benjamin A. Cohen] New York, Worldmark Press [1960]
G103 .W65 1963 Level 1 (1963 edition).

GUIDES


Fritze, Ronald. Reference sources in history; an introductory guide. Santa Barbara, CA: Clio, 1990.
D20Z.F2 1990, Level 1.

A Guide to Latin American and Caribbean census material; a bibliography and union list/ general editor Carole Travis. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, c1990. HA755Z .G85 1990 Level 1.

Iggers, Georg G. International handbook of historical studies; contemporary research and theories. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1979. D13.I62, Level 1.

Latin America and the Caribbean; a critical guide to research sources/ edited Paula H. Covington; David Block... [et.al.], associate editors. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992. Z601.L3225 1992 Level 3.

 

WEB LINKS return to top

MEGASITES
Academic Info History History Gateway
CRL Databases
(Center for Research Libraries, Chicago). Includes microfilm copies of newspapers from around the world and primary documents.
Discussion Papers on Social and Economic History (Oxford U.). Pdf files, require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
EuroDocs, Primary historical documents from Western Europe.
History On-Line "History On-Line provides high-quality information resources for the teaching and learning of history. There are currently over 40,000 records providing details of books and articles, UK university lecturers, UK current and past research, and evaluated links to web sites and on-line resources.
Humbul Humanities Hub Includes primary, secondary and bibliographic sources. Also: Projects, organisations, teaching, area studies, language and literature materials."
Internet Modern History Sourcebook (Halsall)
Internet Resources in History
Social Sciences and History (WESS)
World History Archives. Historiography and more.
WWWVL History

ADDITIONAL AIDS TO RESEARCH

AlternaTime Timelines for history and cultures, science and technology, literature and more.
Archives in the World (UNESCO). Links to world archives.
Book Review Digest. Reviews of fiction and non-fiction books published in English. At the library's home page, select "Article databases." Reviews also available in discipline-specific databases.
Biliographie nationale française
British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service (BOPCRIS) "Information from British Official Publications over the period 1688-1995. You can also read abstracts, and view detailed consistent subject indexing, of key documents. You can then read the digitised full-text version of a limited number of these documents."
Council for European Studies European archives.
Delon-Biblio (librairie). Books about Africa, Islam and Asia.
ELIOHS "This electronic library is designed to supply in electronic form the full text of classics of historiography, works of methodology, theory and philosophy of history, key works of the historiographical debates, classics of historical erudition, travel literature, historical narratives of the rise and development of particular sciences, arts or techniques, literary works of historiographical relevance, handbooks of history for schools and universities, belonging to modern intellectual history (XVI-XXth centuries)." Covers various periods and countries.
Historical Research in Europe "This project is intended to assist researchers who are planning to use European libraries and archives."
Historische Hilfswissenschaften (Geschichte VL) Well worth browsing through this site! Covers various periods and countries.
Ready, Net, Go! Archival Internet Resources (Tulane U.)
Repositories of Primary Sources. A listing of over 3400 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.
The War Times Journal "The War Times Journal (WTJ) website contains articles and archives relating to military history and military science. The site contains six main sections. The archives section contains collections of historic dispatches, memoirs and photographs." 18th to 20th-century records.
Western European Studies Centers and Associations (WESS)
Women's History (WWVL)
World History Sources (Center for History and the New Media, George Mason University). An interactive tool for finding and teaching sources, analyzing documents and historical evidence, as discussed by scholars in the field.
WWWVL Map History

ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL HISTORY
Early Church Fathers. Full text of various documents. (Calvin College).
The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
Monastic Matrix
NetSERF: Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
The ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
The Perseus Project at Tufts.
Reti medievali: Online Initiatives for Medieval Studies

AFRICAN, ASIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY

African Studies (U. Penn)
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
Internet Guide to China Studies (Heidelberg U.)
The Korean History Project (W.M. Caraway).
The Mamluk Bibliography Project (U. of Chicago).

DATA SETS

ICPSR Sample data available: Analysis of Arrests in Paris, June 1848; Argentina Domestic Violence and Economic Data, 1955-1972; Brazilian Elites, 1960; British Economic Imperialism, 1869-1914; British House of Common Roll Call Data, 1841-1847; Internal Colonialism Study: National Integration in the British Isles, 1851-1966; Disturbances in France, 1830-1860 and 1930-1960b; Economic Data for France, 1833-1925; Escalation of Great Power Disputes: Deterrence Versus Structural Realism, 1816-1984; English County Borough Data, 1951-1967; French Legislators, 1871-1940, biographical data; U.S. and U.S.S.R. Crises, 1946-1976 and Wheat Trade and Wheat Prices in France, 1486-1913.
These, and other data sets, may be found by searching under specific countries. Contact the General Reference desk for additional information.
CESSDA (Social Sciences Data Archive-Europe).
Latin America and the Caribbean Quantitative Data
NESSTAR (Networked Social Science Tools and Resources) End user interface for searching, analyzing and downloading data and documentation.

ENGLAND
Bletchley Park "The work of Bletchley Park's pioneers secretly affected the fate of nations during the course of the war [World War II] and helped shorten it by at least two years."

FRANCE
Annales historiques de la Révolution française

ARCHIM "Banque d'images numériques réalisée à partir de documents conservés au Centre historique des Archives nationales à Paris. Liste des thèmes prévus : Sceaux et moulages de sceaux, Atlas de Trudaine pour la généralité de Chalons, Documents médiévaux conservés au Musée de l'Histoire de France, Constitutions de la France de 1789 à nos jours, Lettres de Pontchartrain, Documents relatifs à la Révolution française de 1789, pièces relatives à l'histoire des protestants en France sous l'Ancien Régime, Atlas de Trudaine (atlas des routes royales françaises au XVIIIe siècle)."
Charles de Gaulle
Commune of Paris, 1870-1871 Searchable site; portraits, documentation and "over 1200 digitized photographs and images recorded during the Siege."
France Libre "Les dossiers de la France Libre." Photographs, documents and personalities.
Mémoire des hommes
"... bases de données réalisées à partir de la numérisation et de l'indexation de fiches biographiques conservées par le ministère de la défense."
Napoleonica.org Primary source materials, 1797-1835.
Documents may be searched by keyword.
Revues. org Table of contents and abstracts of several important journals such as Annales historiques de la Révolution française, Revue d'histoire du XIXe siècle and Cahiers d'histoire.
Sources for the Study of World War II and the Occupation in French History, Literature, and Film (NEH Summer Seminar, 1998).


GERMANY
Erlanger Historikerseite Search the tables of contents of a large number of German historical journals, plus a few British titles such as Past and Present.
English version of the search engine available. See, Zeitschriftenfreihandmagazin.

German Studies (Warwick, UK) Holocaust, East & West Germany history, German links.

HISTORICAL ATLASES AND MAPS

Heritage Map Museum Over 1,000 old maps, various countries.
Historical Atlas of the 20th Century Places, events and statistics included.
IEG Server for digital historical maps at the Institute of European History at Mainz. "Auf dem Server liegen Karten zur deutschen und europäischen Geschichte seit 1800, die nicht nur als "Bilder" online betrachtet werden können, sondern auch als digitale Grundgeometrien zum - bei persönlicher Nutzung kostenfreien - Download bereitstehen."

PERIODICALS ONLINE

iCON "More than 20,000 newspaper titles, from over 150 countries, dating back 350 years." (CRL)
Revistes/Journals/Revues/Revistas
Newspapers in paper and microfilm at Yale University Includes links to CRL's Foreign Newspaper Project, Online Access to Catalogues of Newspaper Collections in British and Irish Libraries and Union List of Selected West European Newspapers and News Magazines in New York Metropolitan Libraries. Microfilmed copies may be loaned.

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RESEARCH TIPS return to top

CITING AND EVALUATING ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

APA and MLA Styles(UTK Libraries)

Evaluating Web Resources

FINDING WEB RESOURCES (OTHER THAN THOSE ACCESSED THROUGH THE LIBRARY)

Search Engine Colossus (international)

Teoma Useful search engine. Creators claim that "Teoma provides better results because it goes beyond traditional page ranking methods to determine authority".

New Jour. Electronic journals and newsletters in the Internet Exhaustive listing of online periodicals. See also E-Journals List, above.

 

 


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Created on July 2000. Last updated on January 10, 2007