Library Resources for European History
Finding Secondary Sources
Subject reference books can provide background information on the author of a document, as well overviews of historical periods or events; the titles below are a few of the most relevant for this project.
- REF 103 ENC Encyclopedia of philosophy
- REF 330.94 Industrial Revolution in Europe, 1750-1914 (World Eras)
- REF 920 Encyclopedia of World Biography
- REF
920.72 Women in World History
- REF 940.2 Europe 1450-1789: encyclopedia of the early modern world
- REF
940.2 Encyclopedia of Enlightenment
- REF
941.081 Encyclopedia of the Victorian Era
- REF
947 Encyclopedia of Russian History
- Using keywords and combinations of keywords -- not phrases -- is the most efficient way to search for books on a topic.
- Helpful keywords: author
of your document (if she's famous); general subject of your document
(rather than the title of your document); the historical event or
period that produced the document or that the document describes.
- Many of the collections of primary sources found in the
library also contain essays or introductions that may provide helpful
background information on a specific document or on an historical
period.
- History Resource Center: David Alger
Memorial History
Resource
Page -- World section also contains reference and journal
articles on various topics in world history.
- Eigthteenth-Century
Sources
- European History Sources (University of Washington Libraries)
- New York
Public Library's Best of the Web
-- NYPL recommended web sites are listed under "History > Europe"
- For tips and examples of MLA bibliography format for print and online sources, see Current Students > Library > US > MLA Style for Bibliographies.
- Or, use NoodleBib to help format your bibliography and store bibliography info in your own folder on the Web. NoodleBib can also be used to organize and save notecards online. See the US Library web page, Introduction to NoodleTools, for details.
- For tips and examples of footnotes or endnotes, see Current Students > Library > US > Foonotes & Endnotes.