GE 110
Getting Started:
The following sources are great places to get started with your research on this project:The Cambridge World History of Food TX353 .C255 2000 (2 vols.)
This essential reference book will get you started in your research with background information and key vocabulary you can use to search the scholarly publications.Course Reserves for GE 111
Your instructor has selected a few key titles to get you started on this project. Follow the link, then find your course and choose a title. You can check them out for short periods from the circulation desk in the library
Electronic Reference Works:
Oxford Reference Collection
Includes over 160 encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs and handbooks on all subject areas. Search at the entry screen or click on Subjects and Books to see titles includedEncyclopedia Britannica Online
An electronic version of this popular encyclopedia.
Scholarly Databases:
Iter (Medieval and Renaissance)
Index of journals and monographs pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
JSTOR
Provides access to articles published more than 2 years ago in over 100 scholarly journals.
Historical Abstracts
Index to articles on all topics of history from the Middle Ages to the present, excluding the Americas, which are covered in America: History and Life.
Academic Search Complete
Multidisciplinary database that indexes journals from a wide range of subject areas, including literature, history, ethnic studies, computer science, engineering, physics, chemistry, and medical sciences. Includes many fulltext articles.
Databases by Subject: World History
Most of you will need to expand you search to include sources not listed on this page. Use the background information and vocabulary learned from these sources to find additional, more specialized sources. This links to a list of WSU-Vancouver Library electronic databases with materials on World History.
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