Ancient World History
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Reference Sources
Ancient Europe 8000 B.C. - A.D. 1000: Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World
ASU Reference D62 .A52 2004
A two-volume set. v.1, the Mesolithic to Copper Age (c. 8000-2000 B.C.); v.2, the Bronze Age to Early Middle Ages (c. 3000 B.C.-A.D. 1000).Britannica Online
Available on & off campus
Includes more than 72,000 encyclopedia articles with photographs, drawings, full motion video and audio clips, and more than 130,000 reviewed Web sites.The American Historical Association's guide to historical literature
ASU Reference Z6201 .A55 1995
The third edition of this classic work. It lists books on many various topics in its two volumes. Organized by topic and area.Atlas of the classical world
ASU Reference Atlases DE29 .H463
Atlases organize information geographically, and this atlas of the classic world is an excellent example.Chronology of World History
ASU Reference D11.M39 1999
A four-volume set which covers; the ancient and medieval world, pre-history-AD 1491, the expanding world, 1492-1775, the changing world 1776-1900, and the modern world, 1901-1998.Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life
ASU Reference GT31 .G74 2004
A six volume work that approaches daily living thematically and chronologically and has worldwide coverage. Features include primary documents, illustrations, maps, concept maps, and chronologies.L'Année philologique; bibliographie critique et analytique de l'antiquité gréco-latine: 1974-2005
ASU Reference Z7016 .M35Navigating world history : historians create a global past / Patrick Manning
ASU Main Stacks D21.3 .M285 2003
A librarian compiled this list of reference sources. It is organized by LC Classification with an index to authors and titles.The Oxford classical dictionary / edited by Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth
ASU Main Stacks DE5 .O9 1996, 3rd. ed. (2003 ed. on order)
Dictionary of classical terms and personages. Includes cross-references.Sources of information for historical research / Thomas P. Slavens
ASU Reference Z6201 .S64 1994
A librarian compiled this list of reference sources. It is organized by subject with an index to authors and titles.Writing History: a guide for students
ASU Main Stacks D16.S864 1999
Discusses how to select topics, analyze sources, and build arguments. Practical guide for beginning historians.
Web Resources
Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com/
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. You can search across many disciplines for peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and articles.Internet Public Library: History Guide
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum30.00.00/Voice of the Shuttle : History Guide
http://www.english.ucsb.edu/faculty/ayliu/research/talks/DCP2002/browse.asp?id=2713Also, google the words "library subject guide ancient world " for excellent lists of resources organized by librarians, such as:
The Newark Public Library's Internet Guide to Ancient History
http://www.npl.org/Pages/InternetResources/SubjectGuides/ancient.html
Primary Resources
Start by familiarizing yourself with the definition of a primary source:
Primary vs. Secondary Sources
http://www.library.appstate.edu/reference/howTo/primarysecondary.html
A short description and video tutorial about how to differentiate between primary and secondary sourcesUsing Primary Sources on the Web
http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/RUSA/
An excellent tutorial put together by librarians about finding, using, and evaluating primary sources online.In addition, a catalog search for your topic AND the word "documents" or "primary sources" or similar titles may result in reference works, bibliographies, and other important materials.
Links to reputable sources of primary documents on the Web include:
Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
Documents in law, history, and diplomacyBest of History Web Sites: Ancient/Biblical
http://www.besthistorysites.net/AncientBiblical.shtml
Comprehensive list of evaluated web sites.EuroDocs: Western European Primary Historical Documents
http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu
A searchable wiki with documents in European historyGallica: Digital Library of the National Library of France
http://gallica.bnf.fr
Library catalog: http://wncln.wncln.org/
Use the Library catalog to find books, films, journals (the name of the journal – not the name of the article), and other materials.
ASU Department Links
Department of History
http://www.acs.appstate.edu/dept/history/
Includes information on departments and programs, faculty works and student works, and technology resources.You can contact the librarian directly with questions about a specific research project:
Betsy Williams
Reference and Instruction Librarian for History
Appalachian State University, room 308
willamsem@appstate.edu