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Research Guide - European 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.
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REF BL31 .E46 1987 |
Encyclopedia of Religion (16 vol. in 8) |
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REF BR302.8 .O93 1996 |
Encyclopedia of the Reformation (4 vol.) |
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REF BX841 .N44 2001 |
New Catholic Encyclopedia (15 vol.) |
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REF CB361 .E52 1999 |
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance (6 vol.) |
| REF CT103 .E56 1998 |
Encyclopedia of World Biography (17 vol.) |
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REF CT214 .R47 1992 |
European Historical Biography (8 vol.) |
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REF D11 .M39 1999 |
Chronology of World History (4 vol.) |
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REF D117 .C144 |
The Cambridge Medieval History (8 vol.) |
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REF D208 .C25 |
The Cambridge Modern History (13 vol.) |
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REF HN373 .E63 2001 |
Encyclopedia of European Social History (6 vol.) |
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REF HQ1115 .W6 1999 |
Encyclopedia of Women in World History (17 vol.) |
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REF HT861 .H57 1997 |
The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery (2 vol.) |
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REF JC571 .L523 2001 |
The Human Rights Encyclopedia (3 vol.) |
| REF JC423 .E53 1995 | The Encyclopedia of Democracy (4 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: Europe-History
Search by Specific Country: Great Britain-History; Ireland-History
Subject
keyword search: Use your own words to locate
resources - e.g.
keywords Henry VIII, marriage locates subjects England-Marriage-History;
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547-Marriage.
Subscription Databases: (From the library home page)
EBSCOHost - Periodical articles and abstracts
Proquest - Periodical articles and abstracts, including the New York Times and Proquest Historical Newspapers.
GaleNet - Discovering World History: General background information
History Resource Center: Modern World
Encyclopedia Britannica Online - General background information
Grove Dictionary of Art - Encyclopedia articles on the art of different nations
Internet Resources:
The Labyrinth (Georgetown University)
Library of Congress Country Studies
Yale Center for International and Area Studies
Russia & East European Studies Virtual Library
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
Ask
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)