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History
Research Guide
Books
Searching by subject in the online catalog is one of the best ways to find books on history in the library’s collection. One of the most common forms of subject heading is “[Name of country]—History.” This search will allow you to browse through related headings by topic and period. For example:
United States—History [type in search-box: “united states history”]
China—History
France—History
Great Britain—History
South Africa—History
History subject headings in the catalog may also be differentiated by period:
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865
Brazil—History—1549-1762
You may also search for individual events and topics in Subject:
France—History—Revolution, 1789-1799
Women—United States—History—20th century
Most history books in Dulaney-Browne Library are found in the call numbers 900 through 999 in the reference area on the first floor and on the fourth floor. Some are electronic books available online through ebrary. To find books in other libraries and obtain them through interlibrary loan, try WorldCat.
Journal Articles and Book Reviews
JSTOR and Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) are two of best databases for finding articles and book reviews in history. See also the Directory of Open Access Journals for more online articles. Please note that the Dulaney-Browne Library may have some years of its history journals in the databases, in print on the shelves, and/or in microfiche. Some major history journals include:
American Historical Review
Journal of American History
Reviews in American History
The library also has print indexes of journal articles and book reviews:
Book Review Digest
Book Review Index
Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature
Social Sciences Index
Reference Works
These books for general and background information are located in the first floor reference area. Some earlier editions may be on the fourth floor shelves or in basement storage (ask at reference desk). There are also some electronic reference works available in full-text through ebrary and EBSCOhost. Here are some examples:
Dictionary of American History, 3rd ed., 2003. (10 vols.)
Encyclopedia of American History, 2003. (11 vols.)
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, 1996. (5 vols.)
Encyclopedia of World History, 6th ed., 2001.
Great Lives from History (several multi-volume sets, by location and period
Guide to Historical Literature, 3rd ed., 1995. (2 vols.)
Hutchinson Dictionary of World History, 2006
New Cambridge Modern History, 1957- (14 vols.)
The Timetables of History, 4th ed., 2005.
Websites
These online resources are good for finding historical articles, documents, maps, and images:
American Memory
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Making of America
World History Index and History Central Catalogue
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