General History

BORIS Catalogue:   English

The following is a selective list of reference tools available for the study of General History. Separate guides are available for Canadian, British, American, Russian and European History, as well as Classical Studies, which includes early Greek and Roman History. BORIS, the library’s OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) is the main source for finding material in the Library. When you know exactly what you are looking for, use the “Browse searching” option.

• For works by a particular author, enter the author’s name last name first: e.g. Smith, John, and click on the drop-down menu and highlight “author”. The same can be done to find a particular title, or if you know a particular subject heading you want to explore.

• For works about a particular individual or a particular subject, do a subject search under the appropriate name or subject heading(s). The Library of Congress Subject Headings List (the large red books in the main lobby) will help you determine the correct subject headings.

When you are not certain what titles, authors or subjects you are looking for, use the “keyword searching” option . This option will conduct a full search of the entire database for the term you enter into the search. Should you receive too many results, go to advanced search and try adding more terms to your search for more focused results. History books generally have Library of Congress classification numbers beginning with C, D, E and F.

Most of the books on this list are located in the Reference Room. The location “Ref Ind Sd” in the call number indicates that the book is shelved on an Index Stand. The information provided in this guide is not comprehensive, but rather a selection of the most important sources. For more information about what else is available, or for help in using the materials on the list, please ask at the Reference Desk.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND GUIDES

A Bibliography of Modern History.
Biographical Dictionaries and Related Works.
Biographical Sources.
The Eighteenth Century.
Guide to Historical Literature.
The Historian’s Handbook.
Historiography.
People in Books.
A Reader’s Guide to Contemporary History.
A Student’s Guide to History.
State of the future.

 D 208 .R6 Z99 1968 Ref
CT 104 .S55 Z99 1967 Ref
CT 104 .C5 Z99 1986 Ref
CB 411.E38 Ref/Ind Sd
D 20 .A54 1995 Ref
D 16.25 .P65 Z99 1972 Ref
D 13 .H57 Z99 1987 Ref
CT 104 .N5 Z99 1969 Ref
D 210 .R4 Z99 1972 Ref
D 16.3 .B4 1998 Ref
CB 161 .S83 Ref

 

BIOGRAPHIES

Chamber’s Biographical Dictionary.
Chicorel Index to Biographies.
Index to Women in the World from Ancient to Modern Times.
The International Dictionary of Women’s Biography.
Oxford dictionary of national biography.
Webster’s New Biographical Dictionary.
Women Who Ruled.
The World Almanac Biographical Dictionary.
Who's Who in Black Canada.
Who's Who of Canadian Women.

 CT 103 .C4 1968 Ref
CT 31 .C52 Z99 1974 Ref
CT 3202 .I73 Ref
CT 3202 .I57 1982 Ref
DA 28 .095 2004
CT 103 .W4 1983 Ref
D 107 .J33 1990 Ref
CT 103 .W66 1990 Ref
CT 283 .W55 2002 Ref
CT 3270 .W46 RefM

 

DICTIONARIES

Dictionary of Historical Terms.
Dictionary of Medieval Civilization.
Dictionary of the Ancient Near East.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas.
Dictionary of the Middle Ages.
Dictionary of the Renaissance.
Dictionary of the Second World War.
Dictionnaire encyclopédique d’histoire.
The Essential Middle East.
Hutchinson Dictionary of World History.
Penguin Dictionary of Twentieth Century History.
What Happened Where.
When & where: dictionnaire historique du monde anglophone.
Historical dictionary of the Gulf Arab States.
Concise dictionary of modern Japanese history.
Historical dictionary of New Zealand.

 D 9 .C67 1983 Ref
CB 351 .D24 1984 Ref
DS 56 .D5 2000 Ref.
CB 5 .D52 Ref
D 114 .D5 1982 Ref
CB 361 .S45 1967 Ref
D 740 .W47 1990 Ref
D 9 .M68 1978 Ref
DS 43 .H57 2003 Ref
D 9 .H87 1993 Ref
D 419 .P34 1992 Ref
D 419 .C58 1997 Ref
DA 16 .W536 2006 Ref
DS 247 .A15 P43 2008 Ref
DS 881.9 .H86 1984 Ref
DU 420 .J24 2005 Ref

 

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students.
Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society and Culture.
Encyclopedia of Military History .
Encyclopedia of the Holocaust.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History.
The Islamic World: Past and Present.
Japan Encyclopedia.
Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern History.
Larousse Encyclopedia of Ancient and Medieval History.
Modern China: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture and Nationalism.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures.
Encyclopedia of the Byzantine Empire.
Encyclopaedia Judaica.
New encyclopedia of Africa.
Encyclopedia of African American history: from colonial period to the age of Frederick Douglass (1619-1895).

 DT 3 .A249 2002 Ref
F 1210 .E63 1997 Ref
D 25 .A2 D8 1970 Ref
D 804.25 .E53 1990 Ref
D 23 .B45 2005 Ref
DS 35.53 .I86 2004 Ref
DS 821 .F73 2002 Ref
D 209. H5153 1964 Ref
D 59 .H553 1963a Ref
DS 755.2 .M63 1998 Ref
F 1218.6 .O95 2001 Ref
DF 504.5 .L38 2004 Ref
DS 102.8 .E496 2007 Ref
DT 2 .N48 2008 Ref

E 185 .E545 2006 Ref

 

PERIODICAL INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS

In order to locate articles in journals it is necessary to use the periodical indexes. Periodical indexes are usually arranged by subject and author and can be found in both print and online formats. Consult a Reference Librarian for assistance in using these tools.

Printed indexes are located in the Reference Room on the Index Stands or upstairs on the Reference Mezzanine.

The following printed indexes are of interest to students of History:

*Biography Index.
C.R.I.S: The Combined Retrospective Index Set to Journals in History 1838- 1974.
Historical Abstracts. Part A.
Historical Abstracts. Part B.
Humanities Index.
*New York Times Index.
New York Times Obituaries Index.
Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature.
*Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.
*Social Sciences Index.
(Titles marked with an * have older issues located in the Ref M).

 CT 103 .B5 Ref/IndSd

D 1 .C7 Ref M
D 299 .H5a Ref M
D 299 .H5b Ref M
AI 3 .R49h Ref/IndSd
AI 21 .N44 Ref/IndSd
CT 213 .N48 1988 Ref
AI 3 .P7 1963 RefM
AI 3 .R48 Ref/IndSd
AI 3 .R49s Ref/IndSd

Online indexes and databases can be accessed through the Internet on the Library’s periodical indexes and databases webpage . The following indexes are of interest to students of History:

Academic Search Premier
Proquest
CPI-Q
Web of Science

PERIODICALS

Please consult Boris for complete information on our holdings by searching the journal name in the title field. Remember to pay particular attention to the format of the journal since the media can vary from hardcopy to microform to virtual documents (full text via the Internet).

Current periodicals are kept in the Periodical Room on the main level. Bound volumes of periodicals as well as microfiche and microfilm are shelved in the basement area. If you have problems locating a periodical, please ask for help at the Periodical or Reference Desk.

ATLASES AND MAPS

Atlas historique, histoire de l’humanité.
Maps on File.
Times Atlas of the 20th Century.
World Atlas of Military History.
Historical atlas of Islam.
**The Map Room is located in the Basement**.

 G 1030 .A8 1987 Map Coll
G 1021 .M366 Ref
D 421 .T55 1996 Ref
G 1030 .H38 1984MapColl
DS 36.57 .R87 2004 Ref.

 

DISSERTATIONS

Dissertations in History.
Dissertations in History 1970- June 1980.
Register of Post-Graduate Dissertations in Progress in History and Related Subjects.
Dissertations in History: an index to dissertations completed in History departments of United States and Canadian Universties.
Dissertations in History, 1970-June 1980: an index to dissertations completed in History departments of United Statates and Canadian Universities.
Register of Post-Graduate dissertations in progress in Histgory and related subjects.

 D 21.3 .K8 Z99 Ref
D 21.3 .K8 Z99 1985 Ref
D 8 .R4 Z99 Ref


D 21.3 .K8 Z99 1965 Ref.

D 21.3 .K8 Z99 1985 Ref.

D 8 .R4 Z99 Ref.

 

INTERNET SEARCHING

You will find many sources of information on General History on the Internet. Here are some academic websites which may be of use to your research. The links were active when this guide was prepared. If you find other websites that you feel would be helpful, or to report an address that is no longer valid, please see the Reference Desk.

Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century:
   http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm
The Historical Text Archive:
   http://historicaltextarchive.com
History Guide:
   http://www.historyguide.de/

W. Durrant, December 2006
Contact:  D. Bromby

January 2009
L. Lemay