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HIST 179 - World History to 1500: Background Research

Don't go it alone--make an appointment with a librarian today!

You don't have to complete your research journey alone! Make an appointment with a librarian today for help refining your topic, searching for primary and secondary sources, and help with formatting citations!

Click here to book an appointment with Nick Gardner, librarian.

CREDO Reference

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You may need to login with your WVU username/password off-campus.

A collection of nearly 500 encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference books provides a good starting point for research.

CREDO Reference has many great features when you are getting started on your history paper. One is the knowledge graph that shows you related ideas to your search.

Oxford Handbooks Online

Click here to access Oxford Handbooks Online: History

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Articles from Oxford Handbooks review the key issues, reveal original arguments and concepts, and set the agenda for new research in history, on topics such as cities, food, fascism, witchcraft, Europe, and more.

Make sure you refine your results by selecting "Unlocked" and "Free" under the "By Availability" refinement under "Narrow Your Choices" on the left.