HIST 2180: Skills for History (Harder) Fall 2025 2180-01

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 Reference Desk
• Scanner opposite the Reference Desk

Note: Reference sources do not generally count as required sources.

Selected Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks

Cambridge Histories Online                                                                                 Under Databases on library website

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

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History                                                                Ref D23 B45 2010

Encyclopedia of World Biography                                                                                          Ref CT 103 E56 1997

Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350—2000                                             Ref HN 373 E63 2001