Higginbotham, E. B. (Ed.). (2001). The Harvard guide to African-American history. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. (XE 185 .H326)

Hornsby, A. (1991). Chronology of African-American history. Detroit: Gale Research. (XE 185 .H64 1991).

Beginning in 300A.D. and continuing through 1990, this work outlines major events in African-American history chronologically.

Salzman, J. (Ed.). (1996). Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history. New York: Simon & Schuster. (XE185 .E54 1996 v.1-5).

An extensive five-volume work, this encyclopedia presents an alphabetical arrangement of topics. There are many entries on individuals; some include a portrait illustration. All entries conclude with references. Volume 5 offers 150 pages of statistical data, an index to the biographical entries by profession, and a standard index.

Dougherty, J. J. (Ed.). (1962-1980). Writings on American history: a subject bibliography of articles. Washington, D.C.: American Historical Association. (XZ 1236 .D68 1962-1980).

Current periodical literature is covered on a worldwide basis in recent volumes. Many volumes contain annotations, with citations to critical reviews found in pre-World War II volumes. Annual volumes have individual indexes.

Boyer, P. S. (2001). The Oxford companion to United States history. New York: Oxford University Press. (XE 174 .O94 2001)

Carruth, G. (1993). The encyclopedia of American facts and dates. (9th ed.). New York: HarperCollins. (XE 174.5 .C3 1993).

This source lists events arranged chronologically on two facing pages. Four columns comprise the whole field of American culture.

Cooke, J. E. (Ed.). (1993). Encyclopedia of the North American colonies (Vols. 1-2). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. (XE45 .E53 1993 v.1-2) (1976).

Dictionary of American history. New York: C. Scribner's Sons. (XE 174 .A43 1976).

This source has become the standard in its field. The revised edition has seven volumes plus an index, and has expanded its coverage on science and technology, native Americans, and Afro-Americans, to now include over 6,000 entries.

Freidel, F. (Ed.). (1974). Harvard guide to American history (Rev. ed.). (Vols. 1-2). Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. (XZ 1236 .F77 1974).

This edition lists books and articles that were published as of June, 1970. "The Guide" is a good source for instruction on research methods and the mechanics of applying research in writing term papers, theses, etc.

Kutler, S. I. (Ed.). (1996). Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. New York: Charles Scribner'sSons. (XDS 557.7 .E53 1996)

Morris, R. B. (Ed.). (1976). Encyclopedia of American history (bicentennial ed.).New York: Harper & Row. (XE 174.5 .M88 1976).

This source has four parts: a basic chronology, a topical chronology where events are described in fuller detail than in part one, a list of 500 notable Americans, and the structure of the U.S. government. There are charts and maps throughout.

Thompson, P. (2000). Dictionary of American history: From 1763 to the present. New York: Facts on File. (XE 174 .T47 2000)

Zophy, A. H. (Ed.). (1990). Handbook of American women's history. New York: Garland Publishing. (XHQ 1410 .H36 1990)

Bury, J. B., Cook, S. A., Adcock, F. E., & Charlesworth, M. P. (Eds.). (1954-1970). The Cambridge ancient history (Vols. 4-12). London: Cambridge University Press. (D 57 .C17)

Edwards, I. E. S., Gadd, C. J., & Hammond, N. G. L. (Eds.). (1970-1975). The Cambridge ancient history (3rd ed.). (Vols. 1-3). London: Cambridge University Press. (D 57 .C17 1970)

Academic Search Premier  [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1990 - present. Provides full-text for over 3,400 scholarly journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, sciences, and more. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).

America: History and Life [on campus] [help]
Coverage: 1964 - present. America: History and Life is a complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. The database comprises almost 400,000 bibliographic entries from over 2,000 journals published worldwide. 

Lexis-Nexis Academic [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Features full text of many newspapers and periodicals.  Also offers business news, legal materials such as federal & state codes, case law and legal journals.

Historical Abstracts [on campus]
1954 to the present: Information on articles, books, and dissertations about non-U.S. and non-Canadian history from 1450 to the present. Covers more than 2000 journals in 50 languages. Includes links to full text of selected journal articles.

Humanities Abstracts [on-campus]
Coverage: 1984 - present. Indexes/abstracts articles in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature.

Soc Index with full text (Ebsco)
This index features more than 1,300,000 records with subject headings from a 15,600 term sociology-specific thesaurus designed by expert lexicographers. This product also contains informative abstracts for more than 620 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895. In addition, this file provides data mined from from more than 500 "priority" coverage journals as well as over 1,390 "selective" coverage journals. Further, extensive indexing for books, monographs, conference papers, and other sources is included.

Credo Reference [on campus]
Content available throughCredo Reference includes a wide range of general reference titles together with a large collection of subject-specific books spanning 20 topics, covering everything from the arts to astronomy, law to literature and science to Shakespeare. Includes A Dictionary of contemporary history 1945 to the present, Concise atlas of world history, The encyclopaedia of the Renaissance, The great American history fact-finder, and The new dictionary of cultural literacy.

Catalog USMAI [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in the University System of Maryland, including UB. You may search up to six individual locations or the entire system.

Digital Dissertations (Dissertation Abstracts from Proquest) [on-campus]
Coverage 1861 – present. Indexes U.S., Canadian, British, and other European dissertations and theses; dissertations abstracted since 1980, theses abstracted since 1988. A 24 page preview of dissertations published since 1997 is available. The full text of dissertations may be obtained by clicking the free download button.

NetLibrary [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies. A collection of E-texts covering specifically chosen by Maryland Academic Libraries. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).

WorldCat [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies. International database of collections (including books, journals , dissertations, documents, and other materials) held by libraries worldwide. Maryland libraries that own copies of the items display at the top of the list of libraries so you can easily determine if local libraries own the material needed. Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.

Cook, B. A. (Ed.). (2001). Europe since 1945: An encyclopedia (Vols. 1-2). New York: Garland. (XD 1045 .E85 2001)

Frucht, R. (2000). Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe. New York: Garland. (XDJK 6 .E53 2000)

Mitchell, B. R. (2003). International historical statistics.   Europe, 1750-2000. New York : Palgrave Macmillan. (XHA1107 .M5 2003)

Trinkle, D. A. & Merriman, S.A. (eds.). (2002). The European history highway :   a guide to Internet resources. Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe (XD16.117 .E97 2002 )

(1988). National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Directory of archives and manuscript repositories in the United States (2nd ed.). Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press. (XCD 3020 .D49 1988).

Locates primary source materials housed in historical societies, libraries, associations, etc. Geographical arrangement with subject and repository indexes.

Norton, M. B. (Ed.). (1995). American historical association's guide to historical literature (Vols.1-2). New York: Macmillan. (XD 20 .A55 1995).

This is an annotated bibliography covering American history in all its aspects, both topically, geographically, and chronologically. The value of this source lies in its presentation of seminal works in all historical fields.

Wheeler, M. B. (Ed.). (1990). Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (14th ed.). Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History. (XE 172 .D48 1990)

Combined retrospective index to journals in history: 1838-1974. (Vols. 1-11). Arlington, VA: Carrollton. (XD 1 .C18) INDEX SHELVES.

Covers 243 English language periodicals in all areas of history. Articles arranged by subjects with author indexing in last 2 volumes.

The New York Times index. New York: The New York Times. (XAI 21 .N44) INDEX SHELVES. Also available online through LexisNexis Academic database at Langsdale's Electronic Databases.

(1974-1996). Social sciences index. New York: H.W. Wilson. (Coverage back to 1907 under titles listed under Humanities index.) (XZ 7161 .S65) INDEX SHELVES

Alphabetical author and subject index to periodical articles in various areas of the social sciences, with a separate index by author for book reviews.

Tenenbaum, B. A. (Ed.). (1996). Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture. (Vols. 1-5). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. (XF 1406 .E53 1986 v.1-5).

This work provides brief essays on people and events concerning Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean with larger essays on major subject areas.

Werner, M. S. (Ed.). (1997). Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, society & culture. (Vols. 1-2). Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn. (XF 1210 .E63 1997 v.1-2)

(1995). Baltimore Archives Network. Baltimore's past: A directory of historical sources. (2nd ed.). Baltimore: History Press. (XF 189 .B1 B35 1995)

(1999). Encyclopedia of Maryland . St. Clair Shores, MI: Somerset Publishing. (XF 179 .E64 1999).

(1957-1959). The Cambridge medieval history. (Vols. 1-8). London: Cambridge University Press. (D 117 .C3) STACKS

Morris, R. B. (Ed.). (1970). Harper encyclopedia of the modern world, a concise reference history from 1760 to the present. New York: Harper & Row. (XD 205 .H35 1970).

This one-volume dictionary has two sections, a basic chronology and a topical chronology. Part one has political, military, and diplomatic events. Part two has worldwide coverage of events under four major topics: Economic Development and Technology, Government and Society, Science, and Thought and Culture.

(1957-1979). The new Cambridge modern history (Vols.1-14). London: Cambridge University Press. (D 208 .N4) STACKS

Barzun, J., & Graff, H. F. (1995). Modern researcher (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (LB2369 .B28 1995) (Older editions in D 12 .B334).

This source has become the standard text on historical methodology.

Boyd, K. (Ed). (1999). Encyclopedia of historians and historical writing (Vols. 1-2). Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn. (XD 14 .E58 1999).

Encyclopedia provides biographies of key historians with research areas and principal writings as well as essay on particular period or subject studies in history.

Butler, A. (Ed.). (1971). Everyman's dictionary of dates (6th ed.). New York: Dutton. (XD 9 .D5 1971).

This dictionary lists dates for events, beginnings, foundings, battles, and people but not always as individuals but rather under a topic such as 'English Sovereigns.' Considerable listings for topics on arts, sciences, philosophy, religion, and invention.

Carruth, G. (1993). The encyclopedia of American facts and dates (9th ed.). New York: HarperCollins. (XE 174.5 .C3 1993).

This source lists events arranged chronologically on two facing pages. Four columns comprise the whole field of American culture.

Freeman-Grenville, G.S.P. (1975). Chronology of world history: A calendar of principal events. London: Collings. (XD 11 .F75 1975 b).

This work is scholarly with an emphasis on economic, political, and military events. It is divided into six columns that cover two facing pages.

Hornsby, A. (1991). Chronology of African-American history. Detroit: Gale Research. (XE 185 .H64 1991).

Beginning in 300A.D. and continuing through 1990, this work outlines major events in African-American history chronologically.

Magill, F. N. (Ed.). (1997). Great events from history: North American series (Vols. 1-4). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press. (XE45 .G74 1997 v.1-4).

Coverage from 15,000 B.C. to the present. Bibliography provided for each entry.

The association for history and computing. History links: www services for Historians. http://grid.let.rug.nl/ahc/.

Documenting the American South. http://docsouth.unc.edu/.

Mabry, D. Historical text archive. http://historicaltextarchive.com/.

Library of Congress. American Memory. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/

NARA. U.S. National Archives & Records Administration. Washington, DC. http://www.archives.gov/.

Trinkle, D. A. (1997). The history highway: A guide to web resources. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe. (XD16 .255 .C65 H58 1997).

This guide begins with a primer on using the Internet, covering topics frome-mail to arranging for an Internet provider. The bulk of its content, however, is devoted to annotated entries for web sites of interest to historians. The sites are grouped by topic as outlined in the table of contentss. The index is site name-oriented. AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History. http://www.ku.edu/carrie/docs/amdocs_index.html.

Yahoo!Yahoo! U.S. History .http://www.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/U_S__History/.

Langer, William L. (1972). An encyclopedia of world history. (5th ed., rev. & enl.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. (XD 21 .L27 1972).

This work divides history into eight periods (prehistoric, medieval, recent, etc.). Each period except the first is subdivided geographically and then often chronologically. This source displays all important names, events, terms, inventions, places, etc., in boldface type within entries so readers can quickly scan pages. There are also many maps, and genealogical tables, and an appendix of lists. This compendium provides an excellent basis for selection of research topics.

Wetterau, B. (1995). World history: A dictionary of important people, places, and events, from ancient times to the present. New York: Henry Holt. (XD9 .W47 1995)

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