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Reference Books



TitleCall Number
A companion to the worlds of the RenaissanceCB 367 .C65 2002
A history of ByzantiumDF 552 .G68 2005
A history of Chinese civilizationDS 721 .G3913 1996
Ancient Greece : a political, social, and cultural historyDF 77 .A595 1999
Ancient Rome: a military and political historyDG 231 .M33 2004
Berkshire encyclopedia of world historyD 23 .B45 2005 REF
Columbia history of the worldD 21 .C64 1972 REF
Encyclopedia of 20th Century African historyDT 29 .E53 2003 REF
Encyclopedia of ancient GreeceDF 16 .E52 2006 REF
Encyclopedia of the Roman empireDG 270 .B86 2002 REF
New dictionary of the history of ideas, Vols. 1-6CB 5 .D5 2005
Notes on the Iroquois: contributions to American history, antiquities, and general ethnologyE 99 I7 .S23 2002
The ancient Mesopotamian cityDS 69.5 .V36 1999
The Greenwood encyclopedia of daily life: a tour through history from ancient times to the present, Vols. I-VIGT 31 .G74 2004 REF
The Japanese experience: a short history of JapanDS 835 .B38 1999
The medieval worldCB 351 .M43 2003
The Oxford history of ancient EgyptDT 83 .O95 2002
The worlds of medieval EuropeD 131 .B33 2003

To find more books search WebCat the online catalog of print resources in the collections of ACP and AMC. Keywords to search for related topics could include, Ancient History, Cultural, Culture, Political, Politics, Civilization, Art History. To retrieve variations of your keyword use the truncation symbol ? e.g. histor? will find historical, history and histories.


E-Books



TitleDescription
American Civil War Reference LibraryCovers the events and people of the Civil War period and includes biographical profiles and primary source materials.
Arts and Humanities Through the ErasThis searchable, full-text 5 volume set profiles milestones and movements in the arts, literature, music, and religion from specific periods. An overview of each period and a chronology of major world events begin each volume.
Historical Text ArchiveIncludes original material, historical documents, links to other sites; arranged by geography/nations and topics.
Internet Modern History SourcebookAn extensive guide to full-text primary and secondary sources on the web, including multimedia sources.
netLibraryA comprehensive collection of online books (eBooks)including such books as, African American Slave Narratives: An Anthology/Vols. I, 2 and 3 , Hitler's Germany: Origins, Interpretations, The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History, Who's Who in the Roman World, Who's Who in the Greek World, Who's Who in Ancient Egypt, Key Events in African History, America's Wars.
New Dictionary of the History of IdeasFull text six volume set providing over 700 articles focused on the ideas that make up Western culture, including entries on feminism and antifeminism, and nongender topics like diversity and social capital. Each entry explores origin, cultural interpretations, and historical themes.
Oxford Reference OnlineA cross-searchable collection of over 120 online reference books from Oxford University Press. It includes such books as, The Oxford Companion to British History, Dynasties of the World, A Dictionary of Contemporary World History, The Oxford Companion to United States History and The Oxford Companion to World War II.

To find more books search WebCat the online catalog of print resources in the collections of ACP and AMC.


Journals



To find more books search WebCat the online catalog of print resources in the collections of ACP and AMC.


Research Databases



TitleDescription
Academic Search EliteFull text of nearly 1,850 scholarly journals in a wide variety of academic subject areas.
Black Thought and Culture (Alexander Street Press)This database includes full text monographs, essays, articles, speeches, and interviews written by historically important African-American leaders who have dealt substantially with issues of race in America from the earliest times to 1975.
British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries--1500 to 1900 (Alexander Street Press)This database currently includes the full text of 60,000 pages of letters and diaries of 430 women from Colonial times to 1900.
CaDiLaC on-line *Catalog of the Capital District Library Council's member library holdings.
Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment (Alexander Street Press)Includes more than 100,000 pages of letters, diaries, memoirs, and accounts of early encounters between American Indians, Europeans, Africans, and Americans on the North American continent between 1534-1860.
Encyclopedia Britannica OnlineIncludes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year
Gale Virtual Reference LibraryThis database includes encyclopedias and specialized reference sources in history and fine arts, including the full text of the multi-volume, New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, Arts and Humanities through the Eras, and the American Civil War Reference Library.
North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories (Alexander Street Press)Contains over 100,000 pages of searchable diaries and personal narratives chronicling the experience of immigrants to Canada and the United States between 1840 and 1980.
Oxford Reference OnlineA cross-searchable collection of over 120 online reference books from Oxford University Press. It includes a wide range of dictionaries and the Oxford Companion series.
The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press)Includes over 100,000 pages of published memoirs, letters, and diaries and previously unpublished materials, documenting all aspects of the American Civil War.


WWW Resources



GeneralDescription
Historical Graphics GalleryA site focused on the debate about 19th century imperialism, with a wealth of graphics, particularly political cartoons
HistoryFrom BUBL LINK Catalogue of selected Internet resources
The History CooperativeA humanities resource providing online history scholarship including full text articles, primary documents and multimedia elements that could not be reproduced in the print versions of some articles
Ancient HistoryDescription
Internet Ancient History SourcebookA guide to full-text ancient history sources on the web.
Internet Medieval SourcebookFull-text primary and secondary sources, including Ancient, Medieval and Byzantine hagiographical sources
The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval StudiesProvides access to electronic resources in medieval studies
Early Modern PeriodDescription
Eighteenth-Century ResourcesCollection includes information on literature, history, art, music, religion, economics, philosophy, and so on, from around the world, as well as the home pages of societies and people who work on eighteenth-century topics
Renaissance EuropeGuide to Western European primary historical documents (Brigham Young University)
The American Colonist's LibraryIncludes "historical works which contributed to the formation of American politics, culture, and ideals."
Tudor HistoryShort to full-length biographies, some with portraits of each of the Tudor monarchs, as well as the other people who played a part in the Tudor story.
Nineteenth CenturyDescription
Digital Schomberg: Images of African Americans from the 19th CenturyNew York Public Library, 1998. Searchable archive of photographs and images.
From Quackery to BacteriologyThe Emergence of Modern Medicine in 19th Century America
Making of America ProjectUniversity of Michigan/Cornell Full-Text Access to Nineteenth Century Writings
Slave Narratives CollectionThe Slave Narrative Collection provides a unique and virtually unsurpassed collective portrait of a historical population.
Southern U.S. HistoryDocumenting the American South: The Southern Experience in 19th Century America.
Suffragists Oral History Project from the Oral History Project, University of California at BerkeleyThe oral histories of five rank-and-file suffragists from the Feminist History Research Project
The American Civil War HomepageGateway to the most useful identified electronic files about the American Civil War
The Valley of the Shadow: Living the Civil War in Pennsylvania and VirginiaRecords from two neighboring communities during the Civil War era: Chambersburg, PA and Staunton, VA. Resources include the eight newspapers of the two counties for thirty years and the manuscript population and agricultural censuses from the two counties (1850-1880)
Victoria Research WebScholarly Resources for Victorian Research
Twentieth CenturyDescription
American Memory ProjectProvides access written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience
Immigration History Research CenterAmerican immigration and ethnic history, with a particular focus on eastern, central, and southern European, and Near Eastern ethnic groups; their archival and library collections can be searched from this page.
Internet Resources on Genocide and Mass KillingCollection of primary documents, biographies, bibliographies, etc., relating to 20th century genocide up to and including Kosovo.
The Nizkor ProjectElectronic archive of documents relating to the Holocaust, hate groups and fascism.
The Wars for Viet Nam: 1945 to 1975Offers students an opportunity to examine official United States and Hanoi documents.
The World War I Document ArchivePrimary documents about The Great War, assembled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List (WWI-L)
World War II ResourcesPrimary documents from the University of North Carolina

RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT
Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. It is updated daily.
Need information on the pharmaceutical industry in New York’s Hudson Valley region? This resource provides full text articles from regional business sources including, business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. To keep up-to-date, take advantage of the database’s search alert feature that will run your search daily, and send you the results via e-mail.