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Research Guide - Non Western History |
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The recommendations listed below represent some, but certainly not all, of the library resources worth exploring as you begin a research assignment in this subject area. Please consult your teacher and/or a librarian for further suggestions.
Print Resources: Reference Collections
Begin with encyclopedias and reference works specific to your subject matter:
Call No. Title
| REF DE59 .C55 1988 | Civilization of the Ancient Near East (4 vol.) |
| REF DS31 .E53 1988 | Encyclopedia of Asian History (4 vol.) |
| REF DS35.53.O95 1995 | Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World (4 vol.) |
| REF DS805.P47 1991 | Encyclopedia of Japan |
| REF DT2.F53 1997 | Encyclopedia of Pre-colonial Africa |
| REF DT14.A37435 1999 |
Africana: The Encyclopedia of
the African and the African American Experience |
| REF DT58.O94 2001 | Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (3 vol.) |
| REF DT351.E53 1997 | Encyclopedia of Africa, South of the Sahara (4 vol.) |
| REF F1218.6 O95 2001 | Oxford Encyclopedia of Meso-American Culture (3 vol.) |
| REF 1406.E53 1996 | Encyclopedia of Latin American History & Culture (5 vol.) |
Print Resources: Circulating Collections
Use the library online catalog (IPAC) to find additional resources from the circulating collections. Subject headings in library catalogs follow standardized formats, in Pingry's case Library of Congress Subject Headings. Plan your searches thinking about this organization
Sample subject headings: Latin America-History; Africa-History; Middle East- Politics & Government
: Brazil-History; Egypt-History; China-ReligionSearch by specific country
Subject keyword search:
Allows you to use your own language, e.g., Iran,
customs, finds the subject heading, Iran-Social Life
and Customs.
Subscription Databases: (From the library home page)
EBSCOHost Periodical articles and abstracts
Proquest Periodical articles and abstracts, including the New York and
History Resource Center: United States
History Resource Center: Modern World
Encyclopedia Britannica General background information
Grove Dictionary of Art Encyclopedia articles on the art of different nations
Internet Resources:
Library of Congress Country Studies (Historical, cultural, political and economic profiles of the nations of the world).
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (The Australian National University)
Internet East Asian History Sourcebook (Fordham University)
Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources
(Stanford University)
Additional Resources
Before beginning:
Follow the steps of the research process as recommended in the Cornell University Libraries.
Recommended Search Engines and Meta-Search
Engines:
No one search engine has indexed the entire web. Each search engine uses a
program, referred to as a "spider," that visits web pages searching for terms.
All The Web
Google
Kartoo
ProFusion
Teoma
Vivisimo
Recommended Directories:
Unlike search engines, directories
are composed by people who evaluate the content of web
sites and organize them into broad subject categories.
Argus Clearinghouse
Librarian's Index to the Internet
Internet Public Library
Virtual Reference Desk (NJ State Library)
Resource Discovery Network
Yahoo
Citing Internet Resources
Consult the
Pingry Manual of Style
for acceptable citation formats.
Plagiarism:
A few guidelines in this regard
Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
(University of Indiana)
What is Plagiarism? (Georgetown University)
Avoiding Plagiarism (Purdue University OWL-Online Writing
Lab)
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