World history
Legend
- McGill users only
- Open access resource
- Free resource
- In-library-use only
- Catalogue record
Sources for Background Information
Dictionaries
- Chambers Dictionary of World History
- A Dictionary of World History
- A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
Encyclopedias
- Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
- Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
- Encyclopedia of the Renaissance
- Encyclopedia of European Social History
- Europe, 1450-1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
Biographical Dictionaries
Searching the Library Catalogue
Use the basic word(s) anywhere or advanced keyword search in the library catalogue. You can search using words like - Canada, Canad?, histor?, etc.
Search tips
| Truncation symbol: | ? | e.g. histor? will retrieve catalogue records containing the words history, histories, historical, etc. |
| Phrase searching: | "___" | e.g. "United Nations" will retrieve catalogue records containing the phrase United Nations |
| Boolean operators: | (), AND, OR, NOT default: AND |
e.g. history AND (Canada OR "United States") will retrieve catalogue records containing the word history AND either Canada OR the phrase United States |
Core and Additional Databases
Periodical Indexes, Bibliographies, Full-text Articles
- America: History and Life-Ebsco
- Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature
- Historical Abstracts-Ebsco
- ITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Rennaissance
- Bibliography of British and Irish History
Multidisciplinary Databases
Including history-related material.
- ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB)
- 19th Century Masterfile including ..
- Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, 1802-1907
- Index to Periodicals, 1890-1902
- JSTOR
- Project MUSE and Journals in Project MUSE
- ProQuest Research Library
- Humanities Full Text
With link to Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective for retrospective coverage 1907-1984.
Selected Internet Sites
Accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.
- McGill University Department of History
- Guide to History Departments Around the World
- History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada (AHA) - index of History departments offering doctorates.
- Directory of History Dissertations(AHA)
Includes McGill. - Student Guide to Writing History Papers
- Citing Electronic Information in History Papers
By Maurice Crouse, Department of History, University of Memphis. - Library Research: Finding Primary Resources
Explanation of primary and secondary sources, by University of California at Berkeley Library. - History (WWW Virtual Library)
- Labour History (WWW Virtual Library)
- Institute for Historical Research Home Page
Based at the University of London, the Institute for Historical Research homepage provides links to a number of UK, European and World history Web Sites. - History Guide
Maintained by the State and University Library, Göttingen, Germany. - World History Sources: Finding World History
Guide to "the best online primary source archives in world history" from George Mason University Center for History and New Media. - History -- American and British
A Rutgers University Libraries research guide. - Yahoo! History
- Histoire-hypermédia
Projet conçu et réalisé par un consortium formé de représentants des départements d'histoire de l'Université Laval, de l'UQAM et de l'Université de Montréal. - Academic Info: History Gateway
- Intute: Arts and Humanities: History
- Tennessee Tech History Web Site
- Library of Congress Country Studies
Analyses of the historical setting and political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions of each of 70-plus countries. - H-net
- Alchemy Web Site
Maintained by Adam McLean, private researcher who "acts as a bridge between the scholarly community interested in alchemy and those with a more esoteric and spiritual perspective." - Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions
- French History 1500 - Present
Listing of items in Yale University Library. Check McGill catalogue for availability here. - Napoleonic Guide
Maintained by Richard Moore, Australian journalist with a "passion for the Napoleonic Era".
Journals
- History Journals Guide (WWW Virtual Library)
- History Cooperative
Full-text of recent issues of American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Law and History Review, William and Mary Quarterly, and The History Teacher - McGill Users Only. - Canadian Journal of History: Full Text Internet Edition
Tables of contents, abstracts, and indices (1981-1995) of this peer-reviewed journal "concerning all countries and periods of history - excepting the history of Canada". Print version in McLennan D1 C27. Available full-text on ProQuest Research Library 1995-
Other Resources
Library Guides
- History: a selective list of reference sources
- History: A Student's Guide to Reference Resources (1978)
Print copy only, available at the McLennan Reference Desk. - Student's Guide to Bibliographical and Footnote Style
Print copy only, available at the McLennan Reference Desk. - Student's Guide to History Papers and to Bibliographical and Note Styles (rev. 2001)
Print copy only, available at the McLennan Reference Desk.
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