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Resources and Tips for Research in World History
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Look for Books
Books are important because they provide an in-depth treatment of your topic. If you are not able to find books on your topic in the Edith Hamilton Library, try the following: broaden your terms and search again in the online catalog, use the "power search" feature to retrieve chapters in books, consult with a librarian for help!
Perform a power search in the Edith Hamilton Library Online Catalog
Use your knowledge of Dewey Decimal Classification to search library stacks.
Find Reference Sources
Reference sources frequently provide background information or context on a topic, but they can also direct you to other sources. They can be subject-specific encyclopedias, bibliograhies, atlases, chronologies or biographical sources. The Edith Hamilton Library has an excellent collection of print reference sources. Here are some that have proved helpful for the History term paper: Reference Books Helpful for 9 th Grade History Research.
In addition, you can check History Study Center, an electronic database that includes reference sources as well as primary sources, topic overviews, maps and journal articles. Please note that when searching for journal articles on your topic, History Study Center is not a comprehensive database.
Electronic Databases
History Study Center Contains reference sources, articles, maps, primary documents.
Proquest Includes the Historical New York Times as well as magazine and journal articles.
JSTOR Includes full text of articles published in scholarly journals.
Project Muse Project MUSE provides 100% full-text, online access to over 380 high quality humanities and social sciences journals from over 60 scholarly publishers. Project Muse must be used on campus.
Internet Direction
A-Z Recommended Websites: You will see links to many history web guides. Here are some very useful sites:
History - European - Renaissance
History - European - Trade and Empire
History - European - Modern World
Macro/Portal Sites:
Academic Info History Gateway - Univeristy of Phoenix - excellent links logically presently
Best of History Websites - for history teachers, students, and history enthusiasts
Center for History and the New Media -( George Mason University)
The Costume Page: Costuming Resources Online -a fine portal site to many resources on dress throughout the ages
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
History/Social Studies for K-12 Teachers
HyperHistory Online
3,000 years of world history, with names of poeple, places and events, brief historical narratives and interlinked maps. Includes an alphabetical index of 800 people, and hundreds of links to related Websites.
Index of World History Links
This is an exhaustive list of hundreds of Internet resource links to virtually all eras and all civilizations in world history.
Internet Resources on Genocide and Mass Killings
Modern History in the Movies
Part of the Internet Modern History Source Book
The Mongols in World History
Part of the Asian Topics in World History, developed by Columbia University
NM's Creative Impulse : the Artist's View of World History and Western Civilization
Fascinating site that connects art and history in very accessible essays and illustrations.
SCORE History-Social Sciences Resources
Voice of the Shuttle's History Page
Bibliography Help
The Annotated Bibliography: Use this for tips on preparing an annotated bibliography.
Citation Help
NoodleBib: Use this for citation help. We currently have a free trial. You must obtain the Bryn Mawr password from the Community Webpage, then set up a user name and password. Hard copies of the database user names and passwords are available in the library. It is worth taking a few moments to do this.
Citing Sources -This webpage has links to several good sites which provide citation examples.
Updated March 2008
