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European History Subject Guide
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Research Databases
(Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases)
Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History
Covers publications relating to the history of the British Isles and of the British empire and commonwealth during all periods for which written documentation is available - from 55BC to the present. Also includes records from "London's Past Online," dealing with London's history.
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Early English Books Online (EEBO)
Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains over 125,000 titles published prior to 1700.
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Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)
ECCO provides access to the digital images of every page of 150,000 books published during the 18th Century. With full-text searching of approximately 26 million pages, it gives researchers access to critical information in the fields of history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science and more.
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H-NET Reviews
H-Net Reviews is an online
scholarly review source for books in the Humanities and Social Sciences. H-Net Reviews are published online via discussion networks and the H-Net web
site. This format permits reviews to reach scholars with a speed unmatched in
any other medium and makes possible discussion between reviewers, authors and readers.
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Historical Abstracts
Published since 1954, Historical Abstracts is the leading electronic bibliography for historical study with indexing for more than 2,000 journals. In addition to key historical journals from
virtually every major country Historical Abstracts includes a selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities
that are of special interest to researchers and students of history.
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History E-Book Project
Now comprising the full text of over 1500 titles, HEB has expanded to
include most humanities disciplines and area studies. Included are
works of major importance to historical studies. These books will
remain vital to both scholars and advanced students, and are frequently
cited in the literature. HEB is growing by over 300 titles a year.
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Humanities Abstracts
Humanities Abstracts contains abstracts (summaries) of feature articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays and television and radio programs. It indexes nearly 600 journals covering a variety of subjects in the humanities, including philosophy, film, folklore, religion, music, and the performing arts.
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JSTOR
JSTOR is a database consisting of only full-text articles from interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journals. Journals are included on the basis of number of subscribers the journal has, citation analysis, recommendations from
experts in the field, and the length of time that the journal has been
published. Coverage for each title begins with the first publication, with most titles ending coverage between three and five years ago.
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RAMBI - Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
A selective bibliography
of articles in the various fields of Jewish studies and in the study of
Eretz Israel. Material listed in Rambi is compiled from thousands of periodicals
and from collections of articles - in Hebrew, Yiddish, and European languages-
mainly from the holdings of the Jewish National and University Library,
a world center for research on the Jewish people and Eretz Israel. The
main criterion for inclusion in the bibliography is that the article be
based on scientific research, or contain important information for such
research.
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Reference Materials
Encyclopedia of European Social History - HN373 .E63 2001
Consists of 230 essays, ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 words, arranged in five volumes under broad topical categories. There are also chronological and geographical sections. The sixth volume contains relevant biographies and a detailed index. Includes bibliographies.
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Encyclopedia of the Renaissance - CB361 .E52 1999
A multi- and interdisciplinary encyclopedia of the Renaissance, covering European and world history, literature, art, music, science, religion, and other topics. Evert article concludes with helpful bibliography.
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International Historical Statistics - Europe 1750-2000 - HA1107 .M5 2003
Contains tables that cover a wide range of economic and social statistics, including population, labor force, agricultural and industrial output, exports and imports, transportation, communications, and finance.
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New Dictionary of the History of Ideas - CB9 .N49 2005
An encyclopedic work with articles on the main ideas and movements of global cultural history from antiquity to the present day. The NDHI focuses not only on the ideas themselves, but also on the cultural environments in which they arose, and their transformations and influence.[To access freely online, scroll down past the entries for "Science Encyclopedia" in the link provided.] One can profitably also consult the entries in the earlier (1973-74) Dictionary of the History of Ideas ( online and Ref CB5 .D52), which approaches much of the same subject matter but more from the perspective of examining the history of influential texts.
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Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church - BR95 .O9 1997
The standard one-volume reference work on Christianity, with over 6000 entries, covering biography, church history, and theology, with bibliographies for most entries. Edited by F. L. Cross, updated 3rd edition by E. A. Livingstone.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation - BR302.8 .O93 1996
Covers all aspects of the Reformation: political, social, intellectual and theological. Includes good, though dated (pre-1996) bibliography.
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Times Atlas of European History - G1797.21 .S1 T5 1994
Covers over 3000 years of European history, with text and color maps which depict historically significant changes.
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Web Sources
Doing History: A Guide to Historical Research
A guide to doing historical research, with links to a variety of web sites covering various historical events and eras. Maintained by Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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Internet Modern History Sourcebook
A collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.
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Intute: Arts and Humanities
A major UK web portal for the finest Arts and Humanities web resources for education and research. More than 18,000 sites have been selected and evaluated by a network of subject specialists and made available through an intuitive search interface.
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Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection - Historical Maps of Europe
From the University of Texas online collection of maps. Most of the maps are in the public domain and can be downloaded.
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WessWeb
Regional and historical resources for European studies, compiled by the Western Europe Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries
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Yale Subject Guide for European History
One of the finest Web-based research guides and bibliographies of European History, maintained by Susanne Roberts, librarian for European History at Yale University. There are bibliographies for British, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish history, each with tables of contents and detailed coverage by type of material.
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Periodicals
Directory of History Journals
Provides links to English-language journals that publish in the field of history. Maintained by the American Historical Association. Searchable by subject, keyword, or browsable by title.
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ejournal locator (SFX)
The Hekman Library ejournal locator provides title and subject access to all the electronic journals subscribed to by the Hekman Library.
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History Cooperative
A convenient way to see the full-text of more recent issues of important historical journals. These are made available through Hekman Library's institutional subscriptions, so most of them are not accessible to non-Calvin users.
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