Reference sources like these will guide you through the recent scholarly thinking on a topic and then point you to related primary and secondary sources. The Oxford, Cambridge and Blackwell titles listed below are high-caliber introductions into a field.
Excellent peer-reviewed, annotated bibliographies; browseable by subject area and searchable by keyword.
Regularly updated annotated bibliographies. University of Chicago Library subscribes to many sections of Oxford Bibliographies Online such as African Studies, Anthropology, Art History, Atlantic History, Buddhism, Childhood Studies, Chinese Studies, Cinema and Media Studies, Classics, Environmental Science, Geography, International Law, International Relations, Islamic Studies, Latin American Studies, Medieval Studies, Military History, Music, Political Science, Renaissance and Reformation, Social Work, and Sociology.
Includes:
--The Medieval World
--The Reformation World
--18th-Century Europe
--French Revolution
--19th-century Europe, 1789-1914
--International History, 1900-2001
--Mexican History and Culture
--Europe Since 1945
--Globalization
These subject-based collections serve as excellent starting points for further research. Series edited by University of Chicago History professors include: World History and History of the First World War
This unique historical reference compendium allows instant access to the renowned texts of the Cambridge Histories series. With access to the most up to date and authoritative scholarly content, Cambridge Histories Online is an invaluable resource, for undergraduates, graduates, lecturers and researchers alike.
All the available volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing and other leading functionality, enhances usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research.
A survey of the "most useful books and articles" in every field of historical scholarship. At the end of volume two is a list of core journals arranged by subject and sub-field.
Includes bibliographical references to materials in political, social, constitutional, and economic history. Divided into nine parts: 1) Research Methods and Materials, 2) Biographies and Personal Records, 3) Comprehensive and Area Histories, 4) Histories of Special Subjects, 5) America to 1789, 6) U.S., 1789-1860, 7) Civil War and Reconstruction, 8) Rise of Industry and Empire, and 9) Twentieth Century. Volume II also contains an index of names and a subject index.
Individual titles in the series include, Understanding Medieval Primary Sources; Reading Russian Sources; Interpretation of Texts from the 19th-and 20th-Centuries, and many more. Some ebooks; mostly in print.
Welcome to an entirely online, digital research encyclopedia that ultimately will cover the entire sweep of American history. Its essays will be based on the latest, most persuasive research and will incorporate visual and sound materials and links to original sources that could not be included in traditional printed encyclopedia.
The Encyclopedia is designed to provide scholars and students of international studies with an analytical overview of the scholarship within this ever-expanding, interdisciplinary field. The articles provide thorough examinations of topics within international studies, exploring the scope of inquiry; the current and prior theoretical, methodological, and empirical debates; and the evolution of scholarship
Updated monthly, multi-media features embedded in articles, along with cross-referenced links to related content will further expand the scope of the ORE. With in-depth peer-reviewed articles and broad coverage of the field.