WORLD HISTORY

Oklahoma Baptist University Library                                                                                                     Updated September 2002

Introduction

Need to find information about a famous person or event in World History? Looking for details about women’s roles in the Roman Empire? These and other questions can be answered with the aid of the resources listed below. If you have additional questions, ask the librarians. They are ready to assist you in finding the information you need.


General Background Information

African-American Atlas: Black History and Culture

Ref 973.0496 A798aa

Atlas of Ancient Egypt

Ref 932 B162ae

Atlas of Russian History

Ref 911.47 G465arh

Atlas of the Roman World

Ref 937.02 C814a

Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers

Ref 941.0099 B615ec

Cambridge Encyclopedia of China

Ref 951.003 C178ho

Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan

Ref 952 C178bo

Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean

Ref 980.003 C178co2

Canadian Encyclopedia

Ref 971.003 C212m

Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-by Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome

Ref 937.06 S286coe

Chronology of European History, 15,000 BC-1997

Ref 940.0202 C557pw

Chronology of World History

Ref 902.02 M525awh

Civilizations of the Ancient Near East

Ref 939.4 C582sas

Concise Dictionary of Ancient History

Ref 930.03 W88c

Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe

Ref 911.47 H958ce

Conflict in the Former Yugoslavia: An Encyclopedia

Ref 949.703 C748al

Czars: Russia’s Rulers for More Than 1000 Years

Ref 947.0099 D858cz

Dictators and Tyrants: Absolute Rulers and Would-Be Rulers in World History

Ref 920.02 A969dt

Dictionary of Byzantium

Ref 949.503 O98by

Dictionary of Contemporary History, 1945 to Present

Ref 909.825 T755dp

Dictionary of Egyptian Civilization

Ref 932 P85dem

Dictionary of Mexican Rulers, 1325-1997

Ref 972.002 V393dr

Dictionary of Medieval Knighthood and Chivalry

Ref 929.703 B875dp

Dictionary of the Middle East

Ref 956.003 H668de

Dictionary of Twentieth-Century World History

Ref 909.82 P179dth

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History

Ref 973 E56sz

Encyclopedia of Asian History

Ref 950 E52as

Encyclopedia of Britain

Ref 941 E56gag

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture

Ref 980.003 E56te

Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society and Culture

Ref 972.003 E56wrr

Encyclopedia of Naval History

Ref 359.003 B886eh

Encyclopedia of Persian Gulf War

Ref 956.7044 G878egw

Encyclopedia of Revolutions and Revolutionaries: From Anarchism to Zhou Enlai<

Ref 909.0803 E56vc

Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World

Ref 938 S121ew

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment

Ref 940.2503 W747ee

Encyclopedia of the Holocaust

Ref 940.5318 E56gu

Encyclopedia of the Renaissance

Ref 940.2303 E56grr

Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire

Ref 937.06 B942ee

Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Relations

Ref 341.2303 O83eu2

Encyclopedia of the Victorian World

Ref 941.081 E56co

Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War

Ref 959.703 E56tuk

Encyclopedia of Warrior Peoples and Fighting Groups

Ref 355.003 D263eg

French Culture, 1900-1975

Ref 306 D554br v.9

Handbook of Life in Ancient Rome

Ref 937 A236ha

Hispanic Culture of South America

Ref 306 D554br v.10

Historical Dictionary of Fascist Italy

Ref 945.091 H673c

Historical Dictionary of India

Ref 954.003 M288hd

Historical Dictionary of Palestine

Ref 956.94 N337hp

Historical Dictionary of Russia

Ref 947.003 R268hid

Historical Dictionary of Spain

Ref 946.003 S642hd

Historical Dictionary of Terrorism

Ref 909 A549ht

Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World: Britain, Ireland, Europe and America

Ref 942.055 W133hw

International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia and Oceania, 1750-1993

Ref 314 M681if3

International Historical Statistics: the Americas, 1750-1993

Ref 314 M681ia4

Korean War: An Encyclopedia

Ref 951.9042 K84sar

Medieval England: An Encyclopedia

Ref 942 M489sz

Medieval France: An Encyclopedia

Ref 944.003 M489ki

Modern China: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture and Nationalism

Ref 951.003 M689wk

Modern Germany: An Encyclopedia of History, People and Culture, 1871-1990

Ref 943.08 M689bu

Muslim Almanac

Ref 297 M987ni

Notable Women in World History

Ref 920.72016 A221no

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation

Ref 270.603 O98hi

Pacific War Encyclopedia

Ref 940.54 D924pwe

Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East

Ref 956.0403 P769se

Regions of France: A Reference Guide to History and Culture

Ref 944.083 N873re

Territories of the Russian Federation

Ref 947.086 T327ep

The Cold War Reference Guide

Ref 902.02 S399cw

The Costume Timeline: 5000 Years of Fashion History

Ref 391.009 M958ct

The Roman Emperors

Ref 937.06 g762re

Women Rulers Throughout the Ages

Ref 940.099 J13wra

World Conflicts and Confrontations

Ref 909.82 W927rsn

World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties

Ref 324.203 W927de3

World War II: Encyclopedia of the War Years, 1941-45

Ref 940.5302 P777wf

Also check the On-line Library Catalog for listings of video recordings and other materials.


Locating the World History Collection


Books are arranged on the shelf in broad subject categories. Some of the major categories for American History include:

930    Ancient History

940    European History

950    Asian History

960    African History

970    North American History

980    South American History

990    History of Other Areas


GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

SI       Smithsonian Institute


Materials on world history are found in the following areas:

      1st floor, north            Reference

      1st floor, west              Periodicals

      1st floor annex            Government Documents

      2nd floor                       General Book Stacks

      3rd floor                       General Book Stacks


Sources of Journal Articles


PRINT RESOURCES

Essay and General Literature Index

Humanities Index

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature


ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost)

Academic Search Elite (EbscoHost)

ArticleFirst (FirstSearch)

NewsFile Collection (NewsBank)

Newspaper Source (EbscoHost)

WorldCat (FirstSearch)


Print and microform indexes and journals are located on the 1st floor, west. 
For a complete list of journals and other periodicals owned by the library, look at Periodical Directory (http://www2.okbu.edu/library/periodcl/index.html)


Internet Resources

Online databases and indexes

        EBSCOHost:     Full text periodical database

        NetLibrary:       Full text e-book database

        NewsBank:        Full text newspaper database

        First Search:     Periodical and information indexes


WWWeb Sources

ACADEMIC INFO-LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY

http://www.academicinfo.net/latinamhist.html

 

ACADEMIC INFO-LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY

http://www.academicinfo.net/histeuro.html

 

ANCIENT GREEK TO MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN HISTORY

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4752/

 

EARLY EUROPEAN HISTORY

http://www.revision-notes.co.uk/University/History/Early_European/

 

EAST EUROPEAN GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

http://www.eegsociety.org

 

EDUCATION WORLD HISTORY CENTER

http://www.education-world.com/history/

 

EURODOCS: PRIMARY HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS FROM WESTERN EUROPE

http://library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/

 

EUROPEAN INTEGRATION HISTORY INDEX

http://www.iue.it/LIB/SISSCO/VL/hist-eur-integration/Index.html

 

EUROPEAN UNION INTERNET RESOURCES

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/GSSI/eu.html

 

EUROPEAN VOYAGES OF EXPLORATION

http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/

 

EXPLORING ANCIENT WORLD CULTURES

http://eawc.evansville.edu

 

GLOBAL STUDIES, EURO-ASIAN HISTORY, AP EUROPEAN HISTORY

http://www.teleport.com/~arden/appage.htm

 

HISPANIC GENEALOGY

http://home.att.net/~Alsosa/

 

HISTORICAL TEXT ARCHIVE

http://historicaltextarchive.com

 

HISTORY OF THE WORLD TIMELINE

http://www.camelotintl.com/world/

 

HISTORY PLACE – WORLD WAR II IN EUROPE TIMELINE

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm

 

HOLOCAUST WORLD RESOURCE CENTER

http://www.hwrc.org

 

HYPER HISTORY ONLINE

http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.htm

 

ISLAM AND ISLAMIC HISTORY IN ARABIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST: THE CRUSADERS

http://islam.org/mosque/ihame/Sec10.htm

 

LATIN AMERICAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN HISTORY AND STUDIES

http://www.tntech.edu/www/acad/hist/latinam.html

 

LATIN AMERICAN CHRONOLOGY

http://www.gettysburg.edu/~mbecker/resources/chron.html

 

LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY

http://www.snowcrest.net/jmike/latin.html

 

LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY-INTERNET RESOURCES

http://www.mindspring.com/~fifetown/index.htm

 

LATIN AMERICAN RESOURCES

http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/history

 

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF JAPANESE HISTORY

http://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/index_ne.html

 

RESOURCES FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/central/latam.html

 

SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR LATINO INITIATIVES

http://latino.si.edu

 

SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY

http://members.tripod.com/~INDIA_RESOURCE/sahistory.html

 

WOMEN IN WORLD HISTORY

http://www.womeninworldhistory.com

 

WORLD HISTORY ARCHIVES

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/

 

WORLD HISTORY CHRONOLOGY

http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/World/World.html

 

WORLD HISTORY COMPASS

http://www.worldhistorycompass.com

 

 


 

 

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