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HISE 4600: Historiographic Seminar (Unangst) Spring 2024, 4600-01

Librarian: Dr. Mary Lynn Bensen

Finding Background Information

Finding Background Information

Reference books (encyclopedias, handbooks, chronologies) are valuable sources of information.

  • Brief overviews
  • Important concepts, names, and dates
  • Lists of sources for further reading
  • Free photocopying at the Research Desk
  • Do not generally count as required sources

Cambridge Histories Online                                                                                                   Under Databases on library website

Complete text of over 350 scholarly books in the Cambridge History Series and published by Cambridge University Press.  Each title is also listed individually in the library's online catalog.  Dates vary.  Some titles are available in print in the library.

Library does not have access to all titles.