History: World Subject Guide

Guides to the Field

 

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A bibliographic guide recommends research and reference materials and may also suggest ways of doing research in a discipline. This web page, which is in itself a brief bibliographic guide, also includes research guidelines and current publications in the field.

American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature. 3rd ed.
Z 6201 .A55 1995 (Ref)
This two-volume set contains nearly 27,000 annotated citations (primarily to English language works) divided into 48 sections; citations refer chiefly to works published between 1961 and 1992.

Companion to Historiography
D 13 .C65x 1997 (Ref)
This detailed reference book offers a general guide to the study of the way history has been written, presenting 45 substantial essays that examine the techniques, approaches, and biases that have influenced historians to the present. Editor Michael Bentley (University of St. Andrews, Scotland) divides the volume by period and examines the writing of history from both Western and Eastern perspectives.

Historical Journals: A Handbook for Writers and Reviewers
Z 6205 .S73 1993 (Ref) The annotations of the nearly 700 journals in this book will help prospective authors to publish their work in historical publications, and assists editors by promoting the submission of manuscripts that are consistent with the needs and standards of their journals. The arrangement of the journals is alphabetical.

History Highway 3.0: A 21st Century Guide to Internet Resources.

D 16.117 .H57 2006 (Ref) This book directs researchers to thousands of Internet sites dealing with all aspects of history. Sites are of high quality, and include brief annotations, collections of historical documents, research library catalogs, paintings, and much more.  Includes a CD-ROM.


History Journals and Serials: An Analytical Guide
Z 6956.G6 F94 1986 (Ref)
This book aims to help the historian select journals for personal reading and manuscript submission. The journals are arranged by broad topic areas, and each entry includes a descriptive and evaluative annotation of the publication.

Pocket Guide to Writing in History
D 13 .R295 2004 (Ref)
This concise book is a wonderful resource for students writing history research papers.  The author addresses many topics including identifying and using primary and secondary sources, how to organize and construct the paper, how to quote and document sources, and tips to avoid plagiarism.  An appendix includes useful historical print and online sources.



Reference Sources in History: An Introductory Guide.
Z 6201 .F72 2004 (Ref) This volume is designed to provide an introduction to the major reference works for all periods of history and for all geographical areas, although English works are emphasized. The arrangement is by type of reference work, and the paragraph-long annotations are very useful.

Sources of Information for Historical Research
Z 6201 .S64 1994 (Ref)
The purpose of this book is to provide assistance to students, librarians, and researchers in the retrieval of historical information. The material included covers all continents and all time periods, including sources on the history of civilization, holdings of archives, chronologies, and related sources on heraldry, genealogy, and biography. The book is arranged by geographic and subject areas.

Student's Guide to History

D 16.3 .B4 2007 (Ref)
A practical and comprehensive guide for history majors, covering the following areas: the academic discipline of history and how to use it; how to read history and prepare for exams; how to complete effective history assignemts; how to research a historical topic; how to write a research paper; and the different kinds of historical resources available to students.


Study of History: A Bibliographical Guide. 2nd ed.
D 13 .R44 2000 (Ref)
A bibliographical guide to the study of history, beginning with studies of the ancient world then progressing chronologically to the recent past. The book focuses on Western historiography with an emphasis on historical writing in Britain.


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