Background Sources | Locating Books | Identifying Journal Literature
Government Resources | Web Resources
This webpage provides resources to help you find more information on the themes and topics of the course.
Most of the databases on this page are restricted to UW students, staff and faculty. These are marked with a lock
. To connect to these databases from home you will need to first click on the Off-Campus Access button in the upper-right hand corner and login.
Have questions or need research help? Please contact Theresa Mudrock, the history librarian via email at mudrock@u.washington.edu or the European Studies librarian, Anna Bjartmarsdottir Sveinbjornsson at as23@u.washington.edu.
Keep track of your research by using RefWorks.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries provide background information and can be used to identify key people, events and dates which can then be used as search terms when searching research databases and catalogs. More importantly, because encyclopedias often cover the major issues surrounding the subject, they can help you narrow your research from a broad “who, what, where, when” topic to a “how or why” question. In addition many encyclopedia articles include short bibliographies that will lead you to the major works on the topic.
For additional fulltext encyclopedias see Gale Virtual Reference and Oxford Reference Online
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Use the following databases to locate books in the UW Libraries and in other libraries around the region, nation and world. Books unavailable at the UW can be requested through Summit (if available at one of the member libraries) or through Interlibrary Loan.
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Use research databases to find articles on a topic. Since most databases cover a specific subject area, choose those that best fit your research topic. For a complete list of databases see Research Databases on the UW Libraries Homepage.
To find a copy of the article, use the Check for UW Holdings button available on most databases to locate a copy in the library. If there is no button, search the UW Libraries Catalog for the title of the journal to locate a copy. Be sure to have the complete citation (author, title, journal name, volume, pages and year) of your article.
Articles from journals which the UW does not own can be requested via Interlibrary loan.
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For a more extensive list of governmental websites see the Government Publications homepage. For help finding EU documents, contact David Maack the International Government Publications Librarian at maack@u.washington.edu
Image: Detail from a 1923 historical atlas. Courtesy of Perry-Castañeda Library
History Subject Page | International Studies Subject Page | UW Libraries
1 April 2008
