LibGuides: History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library Online Reference Collection: Recommendations: Where to Begin

Ancient Greek and Roman History

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome by Michael Gagarin (Editor)
Call Number: 938 ONLINE
ISBN: 0195170725
Publication Date: 2009
Online version of the 7 volume original.

Oxford Bibliography of the Classics
Extensively annotated bibliographies and bibliographic essays authored by experts in Classical Studies. Part of Oxford Bibliographies Online.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages by Robert E. Bjork (Editor)
Call Number: 940.1 ONLINE
ISBN: 0198662629
Publication Date: 2010
Online version of the 4 volume original. Signed entries with bibliographies.

Oxford Bibliography of Medieval Studies
Extensively annotated bibliographies and bibliographic essays authored by experts in Medieval Studies. Part of Oxford Bibliographies Online.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance by Gordon Campbell
Call Number: 940.21 ONLINE
ISBN: 0198601751
Publication Date: 2003
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment by Alan Charles Kors (Editor)
Call Number: 940.253 ONLINE
ISBN: 0195104315
Publication Date: 2002
4 vols. "Unlike Delon's volumes [above], which have a French and European orientation, Kors largely focuses on British and North American perspectives" (from the Choice review by W. Baker).

Historical Abstracts
Journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations on all aspects of world history, excluding North America, from 1450. Includes links to the full text of some articles. Complements America: History and Life. Indexes publications from 1954-present.

Europe, 1789 to 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire by John Merriman (Editor); Jay Winter (Editor)
Call Number: 940.28 ONLINE
ISBN: 0684313596
Publication Date: 2006
Online version of the 5 volume original. "Articles span social, political, economic, and intellectual history, but demonstrate most prominently the new influence of cultural studies" (from the Choice review by M. Todd).
Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction by John Merriman (Editor), J. M. Winter (Editor)
Call Number: 940.5 ONLINE
ISBN: 0684313669
Publication Date: 2006
Online version of the 5 volume original.

Historical Abstracts
Journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations on all aspects of world history, excluding North America, from 1450. Includes links to the full text of some articles. Complements America: History and Life. Indexes publications from 1954-present.

Dictionary of American History by Stanley I. Kutler (Editor)
Call Number: 973 ONLINE
ISBN: 0684314150
Publication Date: 2003
3rd ed. Online version of the standard, 10 volume reference work on American history--excellent place to begin.

America: History and Life
The main article database for researching American history. Use to find journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations on all periods of North American history. Includes some links to full text. Complements Historical Abstracts. Indexes publications from 1964-present.