HISTORY  Subject Guide

This guide lists selected print and electronic sources of information available to the students, faculty, and staff of Prince George’s Community College.

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Help with course assignments

Come to the Reference desk on the first floor of Prince George’s Community College Library or phone 301-322-0476.

Journal articles

Use these online databases and indexes to locate journal articles on your topic. These databases are best searched using keywords. Many articles in the databases are full-text. If you locate an abstract or citation only, check the Library’s Periodicals List to find if the Library has a copy of the journal.
    Expanded Academic ASAP
    Research Library

Definitions

        Print Sources:

• Dictionary of Twentieth Century History Reference D 419 .B76 1990
  
  

• Dictionary of Twentieth Century World History Reference D 419 .P32 1997

        On-line:

• The Glossarist History Glossaries

Consult encyclopedias to get an overview of a topic.

        Print Source:

• Encyclopedia of World History Reference D21 .L27 1968
   

       On-line:

• Encyclopedia of World History 

Quick Facts

        Print Source:

• Chronology of World History Reference D 11 .C45 1994

        On-line:

•     Timelines-Alterna Time 

Books and Videos

Search by keywords, subject, title or author in the Online Catalog.

Tip: Browse the shelves in the area C, D, E and F to look at many of the Library’s holdings that are available. Use the following breakdown:
    C Auxiliary Sciences of History
    DA-DR History of Europe
    DS History of Asia
    DT History of Africa
    DU History of Australia & Oceania
    E-F History of the Americas

Associations and Organizations

• Historians.com

• Organization of American Historians 

Directories of Web Sites

Consult the Library Web Site Subject Sources WWW History

Additional web sites:

• Best of History Web Sites 
   
• Country Studies-Federal Research Division, Library of Congress
  
  
• WWW-VL History Central Catalogue
  
  
• World History Archives  

Style Guides

        Print Sources:

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Ready Reference LB 2369 .G53

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association  Ready Reference BF 76.7 P83
  
  Online:
   
•  Consult the Library Web Site Ready Reference WWW: Grammar, Style Guides and Evaluating Internet Resources

Accounting  African American Studies  Anthropology  Area/Ethnic Studies  Art, Fine and Applied                        
Biology Business Chemistry Computer Information Systems Computing Construction Management 
Criminal Justice  Early Childhood Education Economics Education Engineering Engineering Technology
English and Literature Foreign Languages Forensic Science Geography Health Education Health Information Technology History Horticulture Hospitality Management Services Management Marketing Mathematics Medicine Music Nuclear Medicine Technology Nursing Nutrition  Paralegal/Legal Assistant Pharmacy Philosophy Physical Therapy Physics Political Science  Psychology Radio/TV/Film Radiography Respiratory Therapy Sociology Speech Communication Theater Women's Studies

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