Survey of Western Civilization II (HIS 112)

Selected Resources
A. C. Buehler Library
Elmhurst College

Resources for the students of Prof. Phyllis Soybel-Butler

 
 
Background Information and Bibliographies
Finding Books
Finding Articles
Internet Resources
Evaluating Internet Resources
Citing Sources

 
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Background Information and Bibliographies

Britannica Online 
A good source of background information and bibliographies. 
 
American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature, 3rd ed. 1995. Two vols. A. C. Buehler Library, Reference, R 016.9 A512 1995.
 A good source of bibliographies.

Finding Books

  • Use Illinet Online to find books held in the Elmhurst College library as well as books owned by 44 other Illinois academic libraries.
  • Sample Library of Congress Subject Headings: 
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    Great Britain--History
    Italy--History
    Women--History
    Women--England--History
    World War, 1939-1945 
    World War, 1914-1918
    Germany--History
    Reformation
    Cold War
    Social History
  • Ordering books from other libraries ~ Illinet Online allows you to request books held by 45 academic libraries in Illinois. 
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Finding Articles


Subscription Databases (Elmhurst College users only)
  • JSTOR ~ Unlike the previous databases, which provide indexing, abstracting, and some full text of articles, JSTOR is an online library currently containing more than 100 journals in 15 different disciplines. JSTOR does not include current issues of journals but is an electronic archive of titles, often going back to the first issue of a journal's existence. All full text.
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Internet Resources

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Evaluating Internet Resources

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Citing Sources

Electronic Sources Print Sources
  • Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 6th edition. 1996.
      • A.C. Buehler Library, Reference R808.042 T929 m6 1997.
  • Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 4th edition.

    • 1995.
      A.C. Buehler Library, Reference R808.042 M685 1995.
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This page was created 10/19/1999 and was last updated 8/29/2000.
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