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Credo Reference - History
is a collection of reference books related to history. Browse or search for more specific topics.
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Statesman's YearBook
The Statesman’s Yearbook is an annual hardback publication covering the politics, cultures and economies of all of the countries of the world plus major international organizations. It is authoritative and up-to-date; meticulously compiled by a dedicated in-house editorial team since 1864.
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CQ Press Library
The definitive reference resource for research in American government, current public and international affairs, history, politics, public policy, and data analysis for the social sciences. Search or browse across all CQ Press Library collections: CQ Almanac Online, CQ Researcher Online, CQ Weekly, Political Handbook of the World, Politics in America, Voting and Elections Collection, and Supreme Court Yearbook.
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Dictionary of National Biography (DNB)
It is a collection of more than 57,000 specially written biographies, which describe the lives of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond from the 4th century BC to the 21st century.
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
57,000+ biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond. From the earliest times to the year 2000.
[More details]Open Access Repositories
The resources below are freely available databases that may include a variety of material: preprint (draft or preliminary) versions of articles, conference papers and/or posters, book chapters, white papers, and more. These repositories help speed up dissemination and enhance discoverability and access to early-stage scholarship across disciplines.
It is important to note that these materials have likely not been edited or benefited from the pivotal role of peer-review, which validates and improves the quality of final published journal articles.
Anthropology & Archaeology Research Network (AARN)
Repository for a wide range of scholarship in anthropology and archaeology, from the development of human cultures, societies, and behavior to the biological and physiological characteristics of the human species.
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Archive of European Integration
A free to everyone electronic repository and archive for research materials on the topic of European integration and unification.
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CORE: Open Access for the Humanities
Part of the Modern Language Association's Humanities Commons, CORE hosts articles, monographs, course materials, white papers, conference papers, code, and digital projects for and by humanities scholars and practitioners.
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SocArXiv
SocArXiv, open archive of the social sciences, provides a free, non-profit, open access platform for social scientists to upload working papers, preprints, and published papers, with the option to link data and code.
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Social Science Research Network
The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is a huge open-access repository for scholarly papers in law, the social sciences, business, and some other disciplines. Hundreds of thousands of authors have posted abstracts and papers. SSRN has over 750,000 abstracts—and most of the papers are available for free download (PDF).
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Recommended Article Databases
These databases primarily search for articles. Books are also important sources for historical research. To find books, use the Randall Library catalog (to search books and ebooks at Randall Library) and WorldCat FirstSearch (to search books worldwide).
If you are looking for primary sources, be sure to look for the link to that guide under Related Guides to the right.
America: History & Life
Provides a robust source of information focusing on the history and life of the United States and Canada. Selective indexing includes over a thousand journals dating back over 55 years.
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Historical Abstracts
Historical Abstracts covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) focusing on the 15th century forward, including art history, world history, military history, women's history, history of education, foreign languages and literatures, and more.
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JSTOR
Archive of selected scholarly journals in anthropology, art, art history, communication studies, criminology, ecology, economics, education, English, film studies, foreign languages and literatures, geography, geology, history, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, public and international affairs, religion, social work, sociology, statistics, theatre, and other humanities and social sciences.
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Project MUSE
Project MUSE is a unique collaboration between libraries and publishers providing 100% full-text, to high quality humanities, arts, art history, creative writing, education, English, film studies, foreign languages and literatures, history, religion, theatre, and social sciences journals from scholarly publishers.
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Iter: gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Contains electronic resources for the study and teaching of Medieval and Renaissance studies.
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Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
Offers a broad range of subject coverage in the humanities and social sciences—including anthropology, archaeology, art, art history, family studies, foreign languages and literatures, history, law, music, performing arts, theatre and much more.
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Historical Statistics of the United States
This five-volume reference work reflects thirty years of new data and scholarship. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field.
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Browse for Books by Call Number
The Library of Congress call number ranges for History are C-F. Click on the links below for more specific subjects.
When you know what call numbers you want to examine, go to the corresponding area of the library to browse for books.
Don't forget to also search our library catalog so you don't miss out on ebooks. Or, search WorldCat FirstSearch to find books (and primary sources) outside of our library collection.
C -- Auxiliary Sciences Of History
PDF directory of classification for the Library of Congress.
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Class D - World History and History Of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc.
.pdf from the Library of Congress
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E-F - History of the Americas
PDF directory of classification for the Library of Congress.
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Searching Beyond Randall Library
is a guide to searching beyond Randall Library for hard-to-find items.
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