SSI102.WorldHistoryII.Seyon

toc =SSI 102: World History II=
 * Professor Patrick Seyon**



This guide is designed to help you research World History II topics. It includes an index of scholarly sources that should be used. Included in the list are websites and search engines that will be helpful in your research. If you have any trouble finding these sources, please ask a librarian for help. Good Luck! Any comments or suggestions are welcome!
 * [|RCC Library Home Page]: Most materials found in this research guide are available at the library's home page.
 * William Hoag: Please contact me if you have any questions concerning this guide or research.

=Books=

Books
The on-line catalog provides access to the Library's collection of approximately 40,000 books, periodicals and audio-visual titles. These resources may be used to find information for assignments or general interest. [|Tutorial for searching catalog and ordering books from Metro Boston Library Network (includes BPL)]

General:

 * "World history"
 * "Imperialism"
 * "Colonialism"
 * "Political systems"

Specific:

 * "European history"
 * "African history"
 * "American history"

New Books
__The World is Flat: a brief history of the twenty-first century__. HM846 .F74 2005

__A History of World Societies__. CB69 .H6 2004

__A History of the Modern Middle East__. DS62.4 .C53 2004

General World History
__New Iberian World: a documentary history of the discovery and settlement of Latin America to the early 17th century__, New York : Hector & Rose, 1984. Ref. F1411 .I18 1984

Encyclopedias
__Encyclopedia of Exploration__, by Carl Waldman, New York : Facts On File, 2004. Ref. G80 .W33 2004 __Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa__, edited by Philip Matter. volume set. New York: Thomson Gale, 2004. Ref. DS43 .E53 2004 __The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life : a tour through history from ancient times to the present__, by Joyce E. Salisbury, Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004. Ref. GT31 .G74 2004
 * [Hand books, etc]

=Periodicals= Browse these paper journals and magazines in the library's first floor periodicals section for articles about World History.
 * Hispanic American Historic Review (HAHR)
 * Journal of African American History
 * National Geographic Magazine
 * Oral History Review
 * Oral History Newsletter

=Articles= Access to millions of journal, magazine, newspaper and reference source articles through our research databases. Provides full text for more than 3,800 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including over (21,000 article mentioning "human rights", 3,200 articles mentioning genocide, 2,700 mentioning torture and 900 using "human rights" and war.) [|Tutorial]
 * ==([|Academic Search Premier])==
 * [insert applicable databases]

=Web sites= There are many good [insert topic] web sites on the internet. These web sites have been evaluated by library staff. Remember to always evaluate internet resources. To find out more about evaluating web sites, [|Lesley University] has a very good guide.

[Search Engines]

 * [insert search engines]

[Web sites]

 * [insert websites]

[Open Access journals]

 * [insert open access journals]

=Basic Research Help= Please click the Ask a Librarian icon if you have any questions concerning these guides, need help finding material for your research or any general questions you might have.
 * Looking for books? Search our [|Online Catalog].
 * Looking for articles? Search our [|Databases].
 * Can't find what you are looking for? Use our [|InterLibrary Loan Form].

**General Library Information**

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Research guide prepared on [insert date] by (Wiliam Hoag): whoag@rcc.mass.edu