Georgetown University Library - Subject Guide for European History


Articles

Discipline Specific

Historical Abstracts   RefWorks Enabled

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1450- .

Indexes and abstracts articles dealing with European history from 1450 to the present. The printed version of this index is also available.

General/Many Subjects

Humanities Full Text   RefWorks Enabled

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1984- .

Indexes the major scholarly English-language journals in the humanities (including history and literature). Under Open Database Selection Area, select Humanities Full Text. For prior years, use Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective.

JSTOR   RefWorks Enabled

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Full text (in PDF format) of selected, important scholarly journals in a number of fields. Note: journals in JSTOR usually do not include the most recent three to five years. For more recent articles, use one of the other indexes listed in this section.

Background Information

Atlases & Maps

Times Atlas of European History  

Covers over 3000 years of European history. Text and color maps chart the shifting borders throughout the development of the European countries.

Location: Ref. G 1797.21 .S1 T5 1994

General Reference Resources

Oxford Illustrated History of Modern Europe  

A basic history of Europe from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. Useful for a brief overview of a time period or subject.

Location: Ref. D 359 .O93 1996

Books & Library Catalogs

Bibliographies

American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature  

This extensive, annotated bibliography covers all fields of history, including European, and is a good starting point for identifying basic works on a topic.

Location: Ref. Z 6201 .G95

Historiography  

A bibliography of recent historiographies. Volume 1 covers bibliographies, books, conferences, and dissertations. Volume 2 has a geographic classification.

Location: Ref. Z 6208 .H5 H57 1987

Writing & Citing

Citation Management

RefWorks  

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RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store, and share information and generate citations and bibliographies.

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