Subject Guide: History

How Do I Find?

• Books
• Scholarly Journal Articles
• Scholarly Journals 
• Primary Sources
• Reference Books  
• Writing Resources / Style Manuals

 

Books

• Find Books & More ... TCNJ Catalog
   
• Search Tips Books
   
• Use keyword searches
              christianity and (byzantine or orthodox)
   
• Identify Library of Congress Subject Headings
              Orthodox Eastern Church History
   
• Evaluate Titles, Date, Press
  Examine titles for relevance
  Depending on the topic, aim for most recently published books
  Generally, select books published by college and university presses

Books at Other Libraries

• Princeton University Library

 

Scholarly Journal Articles

• Scholary Journal Articles :: Search Tips :: The College of New Jersey Library
• History Databases  
   
• Ebscohost Academic Search Premier - Go to Advanced Search, Limit to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals
• Wilson Web OmniFile Full Text Mega
   
• America: History and Life
• Historical Abstracts

 

Scholarly Journals

• Title of the Journal  - If you know the name of a journal and want to know if the Library subscribes to it.

 

Primary Sources

• Primary Sources on the Web
• Repositories of Primary Sources
• Online Medieval and Classical Library
• Early Medieval Forum

 

 Reference Books - selected examples

• AHA Guide to Historical Literature REF D20.A5
• Oxford Classical Dictionary REF DE5.O9
• Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium REF DF521.D93
• Encyclopedia of Islam REF DS37.E523

 

Writing Resources / Style Manuals

Citation & Style Guides   (TCNJ)