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Reference Guides

A Student's Guide to History. 1991. (Ref. D 16.3 B4)

Discusses how to read assignments, take notes, write book reviews and research papers, and research history topics. See also the Research Guide in History(Ref D 16 W635 1974).

Reference Sources in History: An Introductory Guide. 1990. (Ref. D 20 F7)

Describes 685 major reference sources for all periods and geographical areas. Similar coverage is provided in the Historian's Handbook: A Descriptive Guide to Reference Works (Ref. Z 6201 P65 1972), The Study of History: a Bibliographical Guide (Ref. D 13 R45 1988),and Guide to Historical Literature (Ref. Z 6201 A55 1996).

The Modern Researcher. 1992. (LB 2369 .B28) & Emerald Coast Library

Broad-based guidebook on research methods, fact-finding, and interpretation of "the facts" as gleaned from historical sources. See also A Guide to Historical Method (Ref. D 16 S47 1980).

Indexes & Abstracts

Databases index journal articles, books, conference proceedings, reports, and other materials. Databases may be searched individually or in categorized groups via Metalib.

Academic Index ASAP. 1980-

Interdisciplinary database of scholarly journals and popular magazines with many articles in full text.

America: History and Life. 1964-

Bibliographic database covering scholarly historical literature in the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present. Articles are abstracted from more than 2,100 journals. Of these, around 900 are published in the United States and Canada, including journals of state and local historical societies, the social sciences, and humanities, and leading journals in related fields of knowledge. Editors review the foreign periodicals to include all articles on American history and life.

Combined Retrospective Index Set to Journals in History, 1830-1974.(Ref. D 1 C73)

Selective indexing of about 1,000 journals in history, political science, and sociology under keyword or subject categories. See also Recently Published Articles, 1976-1990 (Ref. D 1 R 4)

Humanities Full Text. 1984-

Long regarded as the ideal single reference for periodical information in the diverse subject area of the humanities, Humanities Abstracts is a wonderful complement to the monographic resources accessible via WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog).

Humanities Index. 1974-1983 (Ref. AI 3 H85)

Broad scholarly coverage of historical periodicals and other journals in the humanities. See also British Humanities Index (1962-1991) (Ref. AI 3 B7).

Historical Abstracts. 1964-

Premier source for scholarly articles, books, and many dissertations on all aspects of world history except the U.S. and Canada.

History Resource Center: U.S.

Includes materials from some Gale products: American Decades, American Eras, U.S. History, DISCovering World History, Worldmark Encyclopedia of Canadian Provinces, and Worldmark Encyclopedia of States, as well as, from selected periodicals, newspapers, primary source documents, and radio/television transcripts.

JSTOR

This full text database offers archival holdings of scholarly journals in several disciplines of interest to History students including African-American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Political Science, and general History.

New York Times Index 1851- (Ref. AI 21 N45) & Emerald Coast Library

Subject Index to one of the world's most important newspapers. Provides brief synopses and references to dates, pages, and columns of articles in the New York Times (1857-)(Microfilm 91). Essential for historical access is the Personal Name Index to The New York Times (1851-1989) (Ref. AI 21 N45 f3). See also the Index to The Times (1938) (Ref. AI 21 T46), providing comparable coverage of the London Times; retrospective indexing from 1791 to 1941 for this London newspaper is provided by Palmer's Index to The Times(Ref. AI 21 T5 1965-1966).

Pooles Index to Periodical Literature 1882-1908 [repr., 1963] (Ref AI 3 P7)

Classic subject Index to 500 popular and scholarly 19th century Anglo-American journals, covering the years 1802-1906. The modern Cumulative Author Index (Ref. AI 3 P72 1971) greatly facilitates access. See also the Nineteenth Century Reader's Guide: 1890-1899. (Ref. AI 3 R4960, forerunner of the familiar Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, 1900- (Ref. AI 3 R48).

Project MUSE.

Over 110 scholarly journals in the liberal arts are available in this database. Articles are full text(and image), and the file can searched via keyword or Boolean operators(AND, OR, NOT).

Bibliographies

RLG Bibliographic File. (Eureka)

Provides union listing of the rich and varied collections of major U.S. research libraries and the National Library of Canada. The Eureka Bibliographic database contains books, maps, manuscripts and archival materials. Various journal article databases, Dissertation Abstracts International, and other library collections are also available.

International Bibliography of Historical Sciences. 1926-1939, 1947-1961. (Ref. Z 6205 I61)

Standard listing of books, essays, and articles in all major European languages. Prefatory matter, notes, and section headings are in various languages. Covers all aspects and branches of history, including social, economic, religious, and intellectual history, and its ancillary fields.

Bibliography of Modern History. 1968. (Ref. Z 6204 R62)

Useful guide to general and classic resources on all aspects of modern history from 1493 to 1948. Includes sections on economic, social, intellectual, scientific, literary, religious, political, and military history, as well as historical material on separate countries and regions. See also A Select Bibliography of History (Ref. Z 6201 H3 1970).

Historiography: an Annotated Bibliography. 1987. (Ref D 13 H44)

Provides over 8,000 citations to books, essays, articles, and dissertations. Coverage includes materials on historical methodologies; schools of thought; specific branches of history; works on individual historians; and historiographic contributions on specific countries and regions.

Dictionaries

Dictionary of Concepts in History. 1986. (Ref. D 13 R49)

Entries provide clear, concise definitions followed by lengthy articles. Terms analyzed include "Anachronism," "Biography," "Dialectic," "Methodology," "Romanticism," and "Value Judgement." Includes annotated bibliographies. See also The Dictionary of Historical Terms (Ref. D 9 C67 1990).

Dictionary of Historic Documents. 1991. (Ref. D 9 K63 1991)

General guide to over 2000 significant documents of the world from ancient times to the present. Contains a bibliography and index.

Macmillan Concise Dictionary of World History. 1983. (Ref. D 9 W47)

Over 10,000 entries on persons, places, terms, events, and movements from all periods. The Facts on File Dictionary of European History, 1485-1789 (Ref. D 231 W54 1980), provides more traditional treatment, with entries on important political personalities and topics.

Encyclopedias

The New Larned History for Ready Reference Reading and Research. 12 Vols. 1922-1924. (Ref. D 9 L32)

Old encyclopedic dictionary of universal history, unusual in that each entry consists, not of an original article, but of one or more quoted articles or extracts from recognized authorities of the time. Interspersed with the extracts are brief biographical sketches and definitions.

Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern History. 1981. (Ref. D 209 H5153)

Chronologically arranged sections provide lucid accounts of events, people, and movements in European history from 1500 to 1980. Some coverage of the non-European world is provided, usually in the context of confrontation with western civilization. Fabulous illustrations and color plates-many rarely seen in such a general reference tool. See also the Harper Encyclopedia of the Modern World ... from 1760 to the Present (Ref. D 205 H35 1970).

Almanacs & Yearbooks

World Almanac and Book of Facts. Annual. 1923- (Ref. AY 67 N5 W7) & Emerald Coast Library

Quick source for facts, figures, and events of each year. Feature articles provide useful background information. The British counterpart is Whitaker's Almanak (Ref. AY 754 W5).

Facts on File Yearbook. Annual. 1941- (Ref. D 410 F3)

Classified news digest, arranged under headings such as "World Affairs," "Foreign Affairs," "Finance," "Sports," "Obituaries," etc.

Annual Register. Annual. 1760-1991. (D 2 A7) (Earlier volumes in Special Collections)

Summarizes world events and developments. See feature chapters on religion, science, law, art, etc. Also useful is the Yearbook of The United Nations (Ref. JX 1977 A 37 Y4 1946-).

Handbooks

Historical Journals: a Handbook for Writers and Reviewers. 1993 (Ref. Z 6205 S73)

Excellent guide for contributing articles to scholarly journals. Includes introductory essays on writing and submitting articles and on book reviewing, followed by an alphabetical directory of nearly 700 journals in history and allied fields. Each entry gives current editor and address, subject emphasis, readership, and policies on manuscript submission and book reviews.

International Handbook of Historical Studies. 1979. (D 13 I62)

Features scholarly essays assessing the state of late 20^th century history and historiography, examining innovations in historical method and perspective as well as continuities with traditional scholarship.

The Longman Handbook of Modern European History, 1763-1985. 1987. (Ref. D 299 C627)

Supplies chronology of major events and movements by topic, including political, social, religious, economic, and diplomatic history. Lists names and dates of important office holders. Provides statistics, brief biographies, topical biographies, and glossary of terms.

Chronologies

The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events. 1991. (Ref. D 11 G78) & Emerald Coast Library

Contemporaneous lives and events of history, from 5,000 B.C. on, are juxtaposed in 7 parallel colums under headings such as "History-Politics," "Religion-Philosophy-Learning," "Science-Technology," and "Daily Life." A similar but geographic format is adopted in Chronology of World History (Ref. D 11 F74 1978).

Regents of Nations 3 vols. in 4. 1984. (Ref. JF 37 T78)

Systematic chronology of states and their political representatives past and present, arranged by governors, and premiers worldwide, from the beginning of recorded time to mid-1980's. Text in English and German. See also Kings, Rulers, And Statesmen (Ref. D 107 W5 1976) and Rulers And Governments of The World, 3 Vols. (Ref. D 11 R84 1977-1978).

The Wilson Calendar of World History.(Ref. D 11 .W65 1999)

A comprehensive chronology of world events covering the period from 3500 B.C. to 1998. The source is arranged by date, geographical area, and subject categories ( Science, Religion, Culture and the Arts etc.).

Atlases

Rand Mcnally Atlas of World History. 1983. (Ref. Atlases. G 1030 R32)

Illustrates through combined use of maps and text the development of human society in its physical settings. Chronological in arrangement, from antiquity to modern times. See also Times Atlas of World History (Ref. Atlases G 1030 T54 1989), The Complete Atlas of World History (Ref. Atlases. G 1030 .C66 1997), and the National Geographic Atlas of World History (Ref. Atlases. D20 .G76 1997).

Statistical Sources

CIA World Factbook. 2000. (Gov. Docs. Prex 3.15) http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

This work provides statistical and narrative information about countries of the world.

Europa World Year Book. 2 volumes. Annual. (Ref. Desk JN 1 E85)

This work provides summaries of the geography, history, government, economy, services, religion and media of each country in the world. Descriptive information, as well as statistical tables and charts, are included. See also Political Handbook of the World (Ref. JF 37 P61), Statesman's Yearbook (Ref. JA 51 .S7), and the Commonwealth Yearbook (Ref. JN 248 .C5912).

International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia, and Oceania, 1750-1993. 1998. (Ref. HA 4675 M552 1998)

International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-1993. 1998. (Ref. HA 1107 M5 1998)

Contains comparative data for 24 European countries based on official sources. Hundreds of tables arranged in 10 sections: Population and Vital Statistics, Labour Force, Agriculture, Industry, External Trade, Transport and Communications, Finance, Prices, Education, and National Accounts.

International Historical Statistics: The Americas, 1750-1993. 1998. Ref. HA 175 M55 1998)

Statistical Abstract of the World. 1994 & 1997. (1994 at Ref. HA 154 S68; 1997 at Ref. Desk HA 154 S68)

Statistical Yearbook/Annuaire Statisque. Annual. 1948- (Ref. JX 1977 A2 ST STAT XX S79)

The United Nation's statistical abstract of the world, regional, and country data. Covers demographics, social and educational statistics, and domestic/external economic activity.

The World Economy: Historical Statistics. 2003. Ref. HF 1359 .M333 2003)

Biographical Sources

Biography and Genealogy Master Index. (GaleNet)

A multidisciplinary database indexing approximately 12 million biographical sketches. Provides citations to reference works where information can be found.

Biography Index. 1984- (FirstSearch)

This database provides citations to biographical resources. Updated monthly, the file includes books, journals, correspondence, interviews and pictorial works.

The Mcgraw-hill Encyclopedia of World Biography. 16 Vols. 1973-1989. (Ref. CT 103 M27)

A standard multi-volume work, with over 5,000 articles written by academic authorities and specialists, discussing "the lives of representative men and women whose achievements are important to our understanding of social and cultural history." Includes portraits, illustrations, annotated bibliographies, study guides and index.

New York Times Biographical Service. Monthly. 1974. (Ref. CT 120 N45)

Compilation of current biographical information excerpted from the New York Times (Microfilm 91). Useful for more recent history and background information on popular people in the news. See also Current Biography Yearbook (Ref. Ct 100 C8 1940-) & Emerald Coast Library and the International Who's Who (Ref Ct 120 I5 1940-).

Who's Who in Modern History, 1860-1980. 1980 (Ref. CT 168 P34)

Provides brief biographies of over 600 political, social and intellectual men and women significant in world history from 1860 to 1980.

The Blackwell Dictionary of Historians. 1988. (Ref. D 14 B58)

Over 450 biographical sketches on figures ranging from Herodotus to Arnold Toynbee. Includes interpretative essays on 25 countries and 45 historiographic subjects, such as "History of Science," "Oral History," "and "Hagiography."

Standard Histories

The New Cambridge Modern History. 14 vols. 1957-1979. (Ref. D 208 N4)

The standard multi-volume history of the "Modern" Era, from 1493 to 1948. Includes atlas volume, detailed index, and supplementary Bibliography of Modern History (Ref. Z 6204 R62 1968). The Cambridge Press has also produced several noteworthy multi-volume works on specific countries or regions, including histories of Latin America (8 vols.) (Ref. F 1410 C1834 1984) and China (8 vols. to date) (Ref. DS 735 C3145 1979-).

Directories

Directory of History Departments and Organizations in the United States and Canada. Annual. 1997-98. (Ref. D 16.3 G83)

Alphabetical listing of over 700 college and university history departments and research institutes. Each entry provides departmental address, names of chair and graduate studies director, degrees offered, tuition rates and application deadlines, general areas of teaching and research specialization, names and specific expertise of faculty, enrollment statistics, and names of recent doctoral recipients and titles of their dissertations. Also provides information on historical organizations, including address, description of research collections, and profile of staff historians.

Journals

The following is a partial list of journals in History available on the second floor of the UWF library. Call numbers and microfilm numbers are provided. Some titles have electronic links to full text articles.

Current History	MF 346 D 410 .C82	v. 1-102 (1941-2002) v. 42-86 (1942-1987); v. 102 (2003) to date
	Ebsco Host	v. 98 (1999) to date
Ethnohistory	E 51 .E8	v. 8-24 (1961-1977); v. 26-46 (1979-1999)
	JSTOR	v. 1-46 (1954-1999)
	Duke Journals	v. 47 (2000) to date
The Historian: A Journal of History	D 1 .H22	v. 24-25 (1961-1963); v.31-67 (1968-2005)
	Ebsco Host	v. 64 (2002) to date
Historical Journal	D 1 .H33	v. 1-47 (1958-2004)
	JSTOR	v. 1-43 (1958-2000)
	Cambridge Journals	v. 40 (1997) to date
Journal of Contemporary History	D 410 .J66	v. 1-39 (1966-2004)
	JSTOR	v. 1-37 (1966-2002)
	Sage	v. 34 (1999) to date
Journal of Interdisciplinary History	D 1 .J59	v. 4-30 (1973-2000)
	JSTOR	v. 1-31 (1970-2000)
	MUSE	v. 30 (1999) to date
Journal of Modern History	D 1 .J6	v. 1-76 (1929-2004)
	JSTOR	v. 1-72 (1929-2000)
	U. Chicago Press	v. 69 (1997) to date
Journal of World History	D 1 .J66	v. 1-10 (1990-1999)
	MUSE	v. 7 (1996) to date
Past and Present	D 1 .P37	no. 1-185 (1952-2004) *some missing issues
	JSTOR	no. 1-169 (1952-2000)
	Oxford Journalss	no. 150 (1996) to date

Internet Sites

The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/911/index.html

Carnegie Mellon History Resources
http://www.library.cmu.edu/Research/Humanities/History

Electronic Documents in History
http://www2.tntech.edu/history/edocs.html

EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page

A clearinghouse of web sites containing primary documents relevant to European history. This is a wiki site so be sure to evaluate information found inside.

Full Text Articles from Popular History Magazines
http://www.TheHistoryNet.com

H-Net Reviews: Online Book Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/

HistoryCentral.com
http://www.multied.com

Internet Modern History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html

League of Nations Statistical and Disarmament Documents
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/collections/league/index.html

Rhodes College History Resources
http://www.rhodes.edu/public/2_0-Academics/2_5-Library/2_5_2-SubjectGuides/2_5_2_17-History.shtml

Vietnam Project
http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu

UWF History Club
http://uwf.edu/histclub/hislinks.html

Voice of the Shuttle: History
http://vos.ucsb.edu

World History Archives
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/

Maintained by Melissa Finley Gonzalez, History Librarian
University of West Florida Library
Last Updated: July 2006
Links Maintained by Bryan Reingruber: May 2006