Europe 1914-1945: War and Peace (HIST-SS579)
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Research Process
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Gaining an overview with Reference Sources
Reference Sources are a great way to get broad information on a subject or idea. These books can help inform you on putting your ideas into a larger context.
World War I
| Call Number | Title | Helpful Hints |
|---|---|---|
| REF 306 EN192 | European Encyclopedia of Social History | Consult index under WWI |
| REF 809 T91 vol. 34 | Twentieth Century Literary Criticism | Discusses WWI literature from the perspective of several countries |
| REF 809.3 En193 | The Novel | Consult index under WWI |
| REF 821.09 C86 | Critical Survey of Poetry | Consult entries under individual authors |
| REF 940.2 N42 vol. 12 | New Cambridge Modern History | Contains chapters on the war, economy, social life, science and the arts |
| REF 940.3 B91a | Almanac of World War I | A day-by-day chronology of events |
| REF 940.3 En19 | Encyclopedia of World War I | Multi-volume set covering all aspects of the war; includes primary source documents |
| REF 940.3 H622 | History of World War I | Covers battles, home fronts, technology, and history |
| REF 930.3 K61f | First World War Eyewitness History | Contains documents, brief biographies, and thematic chapters on the war |
| REF 940.3 Un3 | United States in the First World War | Focuses on the war from the American perspective |
| REF 940.3 W89 | World War I: A Visual Encyclopedia | Contains photos and text of events in the war |
| REF 940.4 B33m | Military Atlas of World War I | Contains maps and diagrams |
| REF 942 Ox2 | Oxford Companion to British History | Contains short entries on people and events |
| REF 942 T375gr | Great Britain a Reference Guide | Contains a historical dictionary and overviews of British history |
| REF 973.6 R66au | Austria-Hungary a Reference Guide | Contains a historical dictionary and overviews of Austrian and Hungarian history |
| REF 944 R55f | France a Reference Guide | Contains a historical dictionary and overviews of French history |
The Interwar Years and World War II
| Call Number | Title |
|---|---|
| REF 303.3 C89p | Propaganda and Mass Persuasion : An Historical Encyclopedia |
| REF 303.3 En19 | Encyclopedia of Propaganda |
| REF 305.89 An75 | Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution |
| REF 306 En192 | Encyclopedia of European Social History |
| REF 341.2 P54e | Encyclopedia of Historical Treaties and Alliances |
| REF 355.02 W37 | Weapons and Warfare vol. 2 |
| REF 355.09 En19 | Encyclopedia of Warfare |
| REF 355.09 K82d | Dictionary of Wars |
| REF 355.0092 Su84 | African Americans at War: An Encyclopedia |
| REF 809 T91 | Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (Use Index) |
| REF 820.9 B77 | British Writers vol. 7: Sean O'Casey to Poets of World War II |
| REF 909.09 C67 | The Cold War 1945-1991 |
| REF 909.82 G91e | Encyclopedia of the Interwar Years |
| REF 940.3 Sh26w | World in Conflict 1914-45 |
| REF 940.53 M56j | Japanese American Internment during World War II |
| REF 940.53 P76w | World War II: The Encyclopedia of the War Years |
| REF 940.53 R15 | Rand McNally Encyclopedia of World War II |
| REF 940.53 Si5 | Simon and Schuster Encyclopedia of World War II |
| REF 940.53 Y8a | Atlas of the Second World War |
| REF 940.54 En32 | Encyclopedia of the Holocaust |
| REF 940.54 En32 | Encyclopedia of World War II: A Political, Social, and Military History |
| REF 940.54 H742 | Holocaust and World War II Almanac |
| REF 940.55 Eu55 | Europe since 1945: An Encyclopedia |
| REF 940 Gr797 | Great Events from History: Modern Europe Series 1900-1969 |
| REF 947 En19 | Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe |
| REF 950 En3 | Encyclopedia of Asian History |
| REF 950 L57e | Encyclopedia of Modern Asia |
| REF 950 K82 | Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan |
| REF 959 So86 | Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia from Angkor Wat to East Timor |
| REF 967 En19 | Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara |
| REF 973.91 Am35r | American Decades Primary Sources 1920-1929, 1930-1939, 1940-1949, 1950-1959 |
| REF 973.92 T63e | Encyclopedia of Cold War Politics |
| REF 973 W19 | War and American Popular Culture: An Historical Encyclopedia |
The reference books will give you an overview of your subject; check the bibliographies for further information. Remember to use cross references, indexes, and tables of contents to help you locate information.
Delving deeper with Books
Books offer a more complete look at a subject as well as give good ideas for other resources and references.
Finding books and more at the OWHL
Most people start with a keyword searchof the library catalog. The computer will look for your words in the book "record" The record contains an item's title, author, subject, and table of contents or item summary.
Choose your keywords carefully!
Subject Searches'' are an even more powerful way to search the catalog. They will focus your search using the exact terminology employed by librarians to describe the book. Subjects can be found by clicking on the "more information" tab in the record
Use the following extensive bibliographies to find book sources at the OWHL on your topic:
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World War II Resources
Getting materials from other libraries
You may also acquire items from libraries other than the OWHL. If you are not finding what you need / want, please contact a librarian for help with this service!
Finding Articles using Databases
Article databases contain thousands of articles organized and searchable using keywords, sepcific journal titles, publishing dates, etc... Information contained in articles can be more specific than book information as well as more up to date. The primary method to access articles from magazines and journals is through databases. You can access these databases both on and off campus. If you're off campus, you may be prompted for your "library card number". This is simply your PA ID number, which is on your ID card.
Below is a chart of some databases that you may find helpful in this assignment. To see a listing of all the databases to which the library subscribes, visit the Databases A-Z Page.
| Title of Database Click on to go to database | About the Database |
|---|---|
| Christian Science Monitor - Archives (1908 - 1993) | The Christian Science Monitor is an international daily newspaper published Monday through Friday. Access full text articles through the OWHL. |
| Daily Life Online | Daily Life is a database of full text books in the Daily Life through History series. LEARN MORE |
| JSTOR | JSTOR includes 1,856,206 full-length articles across 47 disciplines. LEARN MORE |
| New York Times: Archives 1851 - 2005 | Access full-text articles from the New York Times going all the way back to the very first issue in 1851. |
| Project Muse | Project MUSE is a unique collaboration between libraries and publishers providing 100% full-text, affordable and user-friendly online access to over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers. LEARN MORE |
| The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 (London) | The Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985 delivers every page as published from 200 years of The Times (London) to your library. The Times is the "world’s newspaper of record" and covers all major international historical events from the French Revolution to the Falkland War. For the first time users are able to search the full-text of the entire newspaper, including articles, editorials and advertising. |
Exploring Internet Sources
You will probably find websites helpful for this project. Always remember to evaluate your sources when you are looking at websites. Below is a list of some sites you should find worthwhile for your project.
World War I
The World War I Document Archive
Propaganda Postcards of the Great War
A Multimedia History of World War I
The Peace Treaty of Versailles
The Balkan causes of World War I
BBC World War I History
The Interwar Years and World War II
Documents of the Interwar Period
BBC World War II History
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
Documents of World War II
Primary Documents Relating to World War II
Citations and Documentation
Make sure you are citing your sources and avoiding plagiarism!
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