ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOGS
- UMass/Five College Online CatalogFind books, journals, and media collections held by UMass Libraries and the Five Colleges.
- WorldCatCombined catalog of most North American and many world libraries.
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OTHER RESOURCES
- UMass Interlibrary LoanObtain a loan of books from libraries outside of the Five Colleges or request copies of articles and materials from any library.
- RefWorksA citation management service for storing and formatting bibliographic references.
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- ResourcesIf you are doing research in this area and would like some useful suggestions, consult this subject guide provided by Michaelyn Burnette of the University of California Berkeley. Remember that we may not have all of the resources she mentions, but this is a very good starting spot just the same.
LIBRARY DATABASES
- Academic Search PremierA good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines, 1975-present.
- Academic OneFileA large, interdisciplinary collection of scholarly, professional and trade journal articles, 1980-present.
- America: History and LifeCitations and abstracts for journal articles, dissertations, and book reviews relating to United States and Canadian history, 1954-present.
- Historical AbstractsCitations and abstracts for journal articles, books and dissertations on world history from 1450 to present. Published 1954-present.
- PAIS InternationalPublic and social policy literature in political science, international relations, social sciences. Articles, government documents, reports, 1915-present.
- Web of ScienceProvides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1956-present; and Science 1900-present.
ONLINE REFERENCE SOURCES
- Biography Resource Center
- Britannica Online
- Dictionary of Contemporary World History
- Dictionary of World History
- Dynasties of the World
- EIU Country Reports Online
- Europa World Year Book
- Guide to Countries of the World
- History behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide
- History of World Trade Since 1450
- New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
SELECTED INTERNET RESOURCES
- History OnlineProvides information about and for historians.
- Voice of the Shuttle: History
- World History MattersPortal to world history websites developed by the Center for History and New Media, George Mason University.
- World Wide Virtual Library: History
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