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contact:
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To find general
information on World History, perform an EXACT SEARCH-Subject
Heading search using GIL@CSU, the online catalog.
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SUGGESTED
SUBJECT HEADINGS FOR SEARCHING THE ONLINE
CATALOG |
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Africa history |
Czechoslovakia |
North America |
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Africa North |
Czech Republic |
Romanies |
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African Southern |
Europe history |
Russia |
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Africa maps |
Europe maps |
South American |
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Asia history |
Former Soviet Republics |
Soviet Union |
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Asia Southeastern |
Great Britain |
World history |
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Asia maps |
Korean War |
World history encyclopedias |
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Central America |
Latin America |
World history maps |
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Central Europe |
Middle East |
By name of country |
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Commonwealth of Independent States |
Middle Europe |
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Use the
table below to browse the call number ranges for
books on your topic in the Circulating Collection.
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CALL
NUMBER |
TOPIC |
| D |
HISTORY:
GENERAL AND OLD WORLD (Pre-Modern). |
| D1-1075 |
GENERAL:
ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL, MODERN, WWI, WWII,
POST-WAR, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, EASTERN
HEMISPHERE, EUROPE (general) |
| DA1-995 |
GREAT
BRITAIN: ENGLAND, WALES, SCOTLAND, IRELAND
(United Kingdom) |
| DB1-3150 |
AUSTRIA,
LIECHTENSTEIN, HUNGARY, CZECHOSLOVAKIA
(Czech Republic) |
| DC1-947 |
FRANCE -
ANDORRA - MONACO |
| DD1-905 |
GERMANY:
WEST, GERMANY; EAST, GERMANY; PRUSSIA, LOCAL
HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION |
| DE1-100 |
MEDITERRANEAN REGION. GRECO-ROMAN WORLD. |
| DF10-951 |
GREECE:
ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL, BYZANTINE EMPIRE, MODERN
GREECE |
| DG11-999 |
ITALY. |
| DH1-925 |
NETHERLANDS. |
| DJ1-500 |
NETHERLANDS. |
| DJK1-77 |
EASTERN
EUROPE. |
| DK1-973 |
SOVIET
UNION: RUSSIA, COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT
STATES |
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DK4010-4800 |
POLAND. |
| DL1-1180 |
NORTHERN
EUROPE. SCANDINAVIA. |
| DP1-402 |
SPAIN. |
| DP501-900 |
PORTUGAL. |
| DQ1-851 |
SWITZERLAND. |
| DR1-2285 |
BALKAN
PENINSULA |
| DS1-937 |
ASIA. |
| DT1-995 |
AFRICA. |
| DU1-950 |
OCEANIA
(South Seas) (Micronesia) |
| DX101-301 |
GYPSIES (Romanies) |
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F1001-1140 |
BRITISH
AMERICA. CANADA. |
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F1201-1392 |
MEXICO. |
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F1401-1419 |
LATIN
AMERICA. |
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F1421-1577 |
CENTRAL
AMERICA. |
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F1601-2191 |
WEST
INDIES. |
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F2201-2239 |
SOUTH
AMERICA. |
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F2251-2291 |
COLUMBIA. |
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F2301-2349 |
VENEZUELA. |
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F2351-2471 |
GUIANAS.
GUYANA. SURINAM. FRENCH GUIANA. |
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F2501-2659 |
BRAZIL. |
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F2661-2699 |
PARAGUAY. |
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F2701-2799 |
URUGUAY. |
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F2801-3031.5 |
ARGENTINA. |
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F3051.3285 |
CHILE. |
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F3301-3359 |
BOLIVIA. |
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F3401-3619 |
PERU. |
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F3701-3799 |
ECUADOR. |

Book of history: a history of all nations from the
earliest times to the present /
REF D20.B7
Columbia
chronologies of Asian history and culture
/ REF DS33.C63 2000
Constitutions of the world
/ REF K3157.E5 M33 1995
Countries of the world and their leaders yearbook
/ REF G1.C88
Encyclopedia of African peoples
/ REF DT15.E53 2000
Encyclopedia of revolutions and revolutionaries:
from anarchism to Zhou Enlai
/ REF D21.3.E33 1996
Encyclopedia of
Russian history / REF DK14.E53 2004
Encyclopedia of
the crusades / REFD155.A6 2003
Encyclopedia of
the Holocaust
/ REF D804.25.E53 2000
Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: a political,
social, and military history
/ REF DS557.7.E53 1998
Encyclopedia of
women in the ancient world
/ REF HQ1127.S25 2001
Encyclopedia of
world history; ancient, medieval, and modern,
chronologically arranged
/ REF D21.L27 1972
Europa world
year book
/ REF JN1.E85
Europe 1450 to 1789: encyclopedia of the early
modern world
/ REF D209.E97 2004
Facts on file world news digest yearbook
/ REF D410.F3
Korean War: an
encyclopedia / REF DS918.K5645 1995
Major international treaties since 1945: a history
and guide with texts
/ REF JX191.G745 1987
Monarchs, rulers, dynasties, and kingdoms of the
world
/ REF D107.T36 1983
Muslim almanac:
a reference work on the history, faith, culture, and
peoples of Islam
/ REF BP40.M83 1996
New Iberian
world: a documentary history of the discovery and
settlement of Latin America to the early 17th
century
/ REF F1411.I18 1984
Oxford history
of the classical world
/ REF D359.O94 1986
Smithsonian timelines of the ancient world / REF
D54.5.S65 1993
Third world atlas
/ REF G1046.G1 C7 1994
World almanac of the Soviet Union: from 1905 to the
present
/ REF DK246.S5 1990

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HISTORY
RESEARCH RESOURCES |
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Reading, Writing, & Researching for History |
Learn how to read primary and
secondary sources, analyze arguments, keep a
research journal, see samples of the writing model
and more. Maintained by Patrick Rael,
Associate Professor of History at Bowdoin College. |
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The History Guide |
A student's guide to the study of
history. Learn how to read history, take notes
in class, prepare for an exam, write a research
essay, etc. |
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Student's Online Guide to History |
Some of the topics covered are:
study & writing assignments in history courses, how
to research a history topic, and how to write a
history paper. Maintained by Jules Benjamin. |
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GENERAL |
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academicinfo.net |
World history, country & regional
histories, and topical histories. |
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Best of History
Web Sites |
Contains links to over 1000
history-related web sites that have been reviewed
for quality, accuracy, and usefulness. |
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digital-librarian.com |
A librarian's choice of the best
of the web for world history. Maintained by
Margaret Vail Anderson, a librarian in Cortland, NY. |
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historycentral.com |
Alphabetical country listing.
Find basic info, government, human rights, news,
economy, geography, history, people, and links on
each country. |
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infoplease.com |
World History timelines of
well-known events and accomplishments. |
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Internet
History Sourcebooks |
Provides easy access to primary
sources in ancient, medieval and modern history. |
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The Internet
Public Library |
Collection of links to history
websites. |
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questia.com |
The World's Largest Online
Library. Offers free access to the first page of
every chapter in a book and the first paragraph of
each article for your review. |
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Rutgers University |
The American and British History
Resources subject guide page. |
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Timelines of History |
From Big Bang to 2005, find major
events and accomplishments. |
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WorldHistory.com |
Browse articles by subject; use
the "this week in history" to find births, deaths,
events by date; and view historical timelines by
topic. |
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World Wide Web Virtual Library - History |
History by topics, continents,
research and eras. Maintained by Noiret and
Martin at the European University Institute,
Florence, Italy. |
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ORGANIZATIONS |
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American
Historical Association |
Founded in 1884, the AHA
encompasses every historical period and geographical
area and serves professional historians in all areas
of employment. |
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Europa |
Gateway to the European Union. |
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Geneva
International Forum |
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Mid-Atlantic World
History Association |
Regional affiliate of the World
History Association. |
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National
Center for History in the Schools |
Dedicated to improving history
education in K-12 schools. |
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National
Council for History Education |
Dedicated to promoting the
importance of history in schools and in society. |
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North Atlantic Treaty
Organization |
Official website of NATO. |
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United Nations |
Official website of the UN. |
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World History
Association |
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Select the HISTORY link under the
GALILEO subject tab --ARTS
& HUMANITIES to
see a complete listing of databases available.
Off campus access requires the
GALILEO password.
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Suggested GALILEO Databases for
World History Research |
| GALILEO
DATABASES |
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| Academic Search
Premier (at EBSCOhost) |
Full-text
articles (from 1990 - ) and citations (from 1984 - ) from popular magazines and academic
journals covering all subjects. |
| Research Library
(at ProQuest) |
Full-text
articles (from 1991 - ) and citations (from 1986 - ) from popular magazines and academic
journals covering all subjects. |
| Wilson OmniFile:
Full Text Mega Edition |
Full-text
articles and citations on most topics. |
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OTHER DATABASES |
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Historical Abstracts |
Comprehensive
bibliography of articles on the history of the world
from 1450 to the present (excluding U.S. and
Canada.) Off campus
access requires a
user ID (ccsulib) and password. |
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Facts on File |
Answers
questions about events, people, issues, facts, and
figures of the last 60+ years. It also delivers
maps, photographs, historic documents, and special
overviews of key issues, newsmakers and events since
1940. Off campus access requires
a
user ID (ccsulib) and password. |
JSTOR
JSTOR
Remote (off campus) |
Multi-disciplinary full-text database providing
scholarly journal articles extending back to the
19th century. Off campus access requires a
user ID and password.
JSTOR Remote Instructions |
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