History Resources   Tags: history, primary_sources  

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Encyclopedias and other reference books are great ways to find background information, bibliographies of recommended books, and search terms for database searching. Here is a small sample of what you can find in the 2nd floor Reference area:

Encyclopedia of the Renaissance Ref. CB361 .E52 1999

Timetables of History Ref. D11 .G78 2005

Dictionary of the Middle Ages (14 volumes) Ref. D114 .D5 1982

Europe: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World Ref. D209 .E97 2004

Encyclopedia of Modern Asia Ref. DS4 .L48 2002

Encyclopedia of African History Ref. DT20 .E53 2005

American Decades: Primary Sources Ref. E169.1 .A471977 2004

Encyclopeida of Latin American History and Culture Ref. F1406 .E53 2008

You can gain off-campus access to the electronic resources (also called databases or journal collections) by clicking on the name of the database you’d like to access, and then logging in using your Valpo e-mail username and password.

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