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SUBJECT GUIDE: Western Civilization II
Find Internet Resources:
- Best of History Websites. www.besthistorysites.net These history sites are arranged by subject and time period.
- Early Modern Europe. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook3.htmThis huge site provides links to information about the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution, and Europe in the nineteenth century.
- First World War. www.firstworldwar.com This site provides a wealth of information on World War I including audio and video clips, photos, and posters from that period.
- The Renaissance. http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/ This Annenberg website provides a brief overview of the Renaissance period plus web links and print resources for additional study.
- Second World War. http://connections.smsd.org/veterans/wwii_sites.htm This excellent website offers links to a variety of World War II topics including the Holocaust, Pearl Harbor, and much, much, more.
Find Print Reference Resources in HCCLRC:
(Note: The LRC has many more world history resources than those listed below. If you need help in finding additional resources, please speak to a librarian at the Circulation desk).
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History. Location: Reference BS 4401/.C63
Encyclopedia of World Biography. Location: Reference CT 103/.M27
Great Events from History: Modern European Series. Location: Reference D 209/.M29
Great Events from History: Worldwide Twentieth Century Series.
Location: Reference D 421/.G63
Oxford Companion to World War II. Location: Reference D740/.O94
Find circulating books in the HCCLRC:
All books are located on the library’s mezzanine floor.
CB 1-369 History of Civilization, arranged by period
D 1-158 General World History
D 204-400 Renaissance through 1899
D 501-680 World War I (1914-1918)
D 720-728 Period between the World Wars (1919-1939)
D 731-838 World War II (1939-1945)
D 839-850 Post World War II History (1945- )
DA Great Britain
DAW Central Europe
DB Austria/Hungary
DC France
DD Germany
DE Mediterranean region countries
DF Greece (includes ancient Greek history)
DG Italy (includes ancient Roman history)
DP Spain/Portugal
Find Articles/Reference Resources in the NCLIVE databases:
Type your search terms in to the NCLIVE database search program or search for a particular magazine title in NCLIVE. Read the abstract (that’s the symbol at the end of the title line with a magnifying glass) to see if the article meets your needs, and then look for the “HTML Full Text” symbol at the bottom of the entry. If you need help searching NCLIVE, please ask a librarian.
NCLIVE ‘s home page offers access to CAMIO an online collection of art images that includes drawings, painting, photos, prints, sculpture, watercolors and other art objects. Click on the “Arts & Images” and then select “CAMIO” to begin your search.
These specialized magazine titles can be searched using NC LIVE’s “Academic Search Premier” program:
- American History
- American History Illustrated
- American nineteenth Century history
- Central European History
- Cold War History
- European Review of History
- History of Science
- Journal of Early Modern History
- Journal of World History
Also click on the “Video” listing on the NCLIVE homepage navigation bar; then, search the Category listing for “World History.” There are several video options listed that pertain to ancient Greece and Rome as well as other topics covered in this course.