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(move back to Subject Portal Home) Including individual books and groups of books held by Cowles Library Cowles Library CatalogThe online catalog of Drake University's Cowles Library. Can search by author/title/subject and word phrase. ebrary (eBooks)Online database consisting of thousands of electronic books. Must access “Tool Kit” to get required plug-in. Encyclopedia of the EnlightenmentAvailable on-line through Oxford Reference Online this reference work covers the “long” Enlightenment, "from the rise of Descartes' disciples in 1670 to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815 coverage includes Western Europe, North America, Brazil, Iberian, Russian, Jewish, and Eastern European cultures." Encyclopedia of the Middle AgesAvailable on-line through Oxford Reference Online this encyclopedia "provides 3,000 concise and detailed articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century. It explores art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology, as well as cultural, religious, intellectual, social and political history." Evidence explained: citing History sources from Artifacts to CyberspaceCall Number D5 .M55 2007 REFERENCE, this will tell you how to cite anything you can think of. More comprehensive than the web or other style manuals, it deals specifically with resources that historians use and need to reference. netLibrary (eBooks)Access to thousands of electronic books.
OCLC WorldCatCan't find a book you need in Cowles Library? OCLC WorldCat lists over 57 million books cataloged by library worldwide. Search for books by subject, author, title or keyword. Oxford Companion to Black British HistoryAvailable on-line through Oxford Reference Online this reference book explores the "long and fascinating history of black people in the British Isles from Roman times to the present day."
Oxford Companion to Irish HistoryAvailable on-line through Oxford Reference Online this is "a scholarly yet entertaining companion to Irish history offering an authoritative and comprehensive guide to all aspects of Ireland's past, from prehistoric times to the present day, including analytical essays on Catholicism, Reformation, agriculture and women." Oxford Companion to Scottish HistoryAvailable on-line through Oxford Reference Online this is a reference work to "twenty centuries of life in Scotland, covering archaeology, architecture, climate, and languages, as well as historical movements, events and people." Oxford Dictionary of ByzantiumAvailable on-line through Oxford Reference Online this is an excellent resource for the 1,100 years of Byzantine history spanning from the 4th to the 15th century. Oxford Dictionary of the RenaissanceAvailable on-line through Oxford Reference Online this is an excellent reference work on all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th to 17th century Europe. It also includes a table of European ruling houses and a table showing the dates when cities and countries changed from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient EgyptAvailable on-line through Oxford Reference Online this reference work "goes far beyond the records of archaeology to make available what we know about the full social, political, religious, cultural and artistic legacy of this 5,000-year civilization." Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime HistoryAvailable on-line through Oxford Reference Online this work covers the "entire history of seafaring, from ancient Egyptian shipbuilders to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of today." Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican CulturesAvailable on-line through Oxford Reference Online this comprehensive reference work chronicles "Pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America. Encompassing the great civilizations of the pre-Columbian era (including the Olmec, Aztec, and Maya peoples) up through the colonial and postcolonial periods, the Encyclopedia covers art, archaeology, religious studies, anthropology, history, and historiography." Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern WorldAvailable on-line through Oxford Reference Online this encyclopedia "provides information about major world developments from 1750 to the present, with close attention to social, economic, cultural, and political topics." Oxford Encyclopedia of the ReformationAvailable on-line through Oxford Reference Online is an excellent source of information about "the entire range of religious and social changes that altered the face of Europe in the sixteenth century, encompassing not only issues of church polity and theology but also developments in politics, economics, demographics, art and literature." Including research databases that are subscribed to by Cowles Library and not available to the general public 1- Social Science DatabasesAll social science databases available at Cowles. Go there... America: History & LifeIndexing and abstracts of over 2,400 scholarly journals on U.S. and Canadian History 1969 - current Go there... CREDO Reference - History titlesAll the history titles in this database, including A Dictionary of Contemporary History - 1945 to the present, A Guide to the Ancient World, Black Firsts, Dictionary of British History, Encyclopedia of African History, Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850, Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century, Ships of the World, Thames & Hudson Dictionary of the Italian Renaissance, The Great American History Fact-Finder, The Hutchinson Chronology of World History, The Macquarie Encyclopedia of Australian Events, Who's Who in Ancient Egypt, Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History, Who's Who in The Roman World and more!
Gale Virtual Reference HistoryReference sources in History from Gale Virtual Reference Library such as Dictionary of American History, Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, Encyclopedia of European Social History, Encyclopedia of Russian History and much, much more. This is an excellent resource. Historical AbstractsIndexing and abstracts of over 2,100 scholarly journals in world history, from 1492 to the present, excluding the U.S. and Canada, 1982 - current Go there... JSTOR (JournalSTORage)Electronic archive of the complete journal runs (excluding the most recent 2-5 years) of 320 journal titles in 24 academic disciplines. Click on SEARCH to begin Varies (from Volume 1, number 1 for each title). Go there... New York Times ArchiveFull-text including scanned digital images of the New York Times. Coverage includes 1851-three years ago. Go there... Original SourcesPublished by Encyclopedia Britannica. Includes original source documents across U.S. & World History, Literature, Social Sciences, Science, Math, Religion, etc. Note: Must use Internet Explorer! Historical and Current Go there... Oxford Reference OnlineThis databases provides access to over 100 dictionaries & reference works in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Many historical sources are included!
Project MuseFull-text of 200 scholarly journals published by Johns Hopkins University and other university presses Varies, as early as 1995 - current Go there... Including lists of subject specific journals owned by Drake or accessible electronically 1-JournalsA list of full-text journals in the Humanities and History available through Cowles Library. Try narrowing your search, for example, "French History." American Historical ReviewPublished by the American Historical Association, the AHR, along with the Journal of American History are the two primary scholarly journals in the field of history. Civil War HistoryCivil War History is the foremost scholarly journal of the sectional conflict in the United States, focusing on social, cultural, economic, political, and military issues from antebellum America through Reconstruction. Go there... Eighteenth-Century LifeWith a firm commitment to interdisciplinary exchange, Eighteenth-Century Life addresses all aspects of European and world culture during the long eighteenth century, 1660-1815. Go there... Eighteenth-Century StudiesAs the official publication of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS), Eighteenth-Century Studies is committed to publishing the best of current writing on all aspects of eighteenth-century culture. Go there... EthnohistoryEthnohistory emphasizes the joint use of documentary materials and ethnographic or archaeological data, as well as the combination of historical and anthropological approaches, in the study of social and cultural processes and history Go there... French Historical StudiesFrench Historical Studies, the leading journal on the history of France, publishes groundbreaking articles, commentaries, and research notes on all periods of French history from the Middle Ages to the present. Go there... Hispanic American Historical ReviewThe Hispanic American Historical Review pioneered the study of Latin American history and culture in the United States and remains the most widely respected journal in its field Go there... Journal of American FolkloreThe Journal of American Folklore is the official journal of the American Folklore Society and presents recent scholarship by AFS members and scholars in allied fields. Go there... Journal of American HistoryPublished by the Organization of American Historians, the JAH is one of the leading scholarly publication in the field of American history. A major resource for students and scholars, it includes reviews of books, films, exhibitions, and Web sites as well as scholarly articles and historiographic essays. Journal of Interdisciplinary HistoryThe Journal of Interdisciplinary History employs the methods and insights of multiple disciplines in the study of past times and to bring a historical perspective to those other disciplines. Go there... Journal of Military HistoryThe Journal of Military History, the quarterly journal of the Society for Military History, has published scholarly articles on the military history of all eras and geographical areas since 1937. Go there... Journal of Social HistoryThe Journal publishes articles in social history from all areas and periods, and has played an important role in integrating work in Latin American, African, Asian and Russian history with sociohistorical analysis in Western Europe and the United States. Go there... Journal of Womens HistoryJournal of Women's History is the first journal devoted exclusively to the international field of women's history. Go there... Journal of World HistoryDevoted to historical analysis from a global point of view, the Journal of World History features a range of comparative and cross-cultural scholarship and encourages research on forces that work their influences across cultures and civilizations. Go there... NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and CultureNINE studies all historical aspects of baseball, centering on the societal and cultural implications of the game wherever in the world it is played. The journal features articles, essays, book reviews, biographies, oral history, and short fiction pieces. Go there... Reviews in American HistoryEach issue presents in-depth reviews of over thirty of the newest books in American history. Retrospective essays examining landmark works by major historians are also regularly featured. The journal covers all areas of American history including economics, military history, women in history, law, political history and philosophy, religion, social history, intellectual history, and cultural history. Go there... Including sites that are generally free and contain content deemed to be pertinent to the subject American MemoryAmerican Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning. Go there... Picture HistoryThis is an online archive of images and photographs highlighting over 200 years of American history. Register for a free account to download images for educational use. Smithsonian ImagesThis collection contains over 2.5 million historical and contemporary images. Images for educational purposes (lectures or papers) can be downloaded free of charge. Users in need of more contemporary images will be better served by Smithsonian Images than Picture History. |
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