Research Guides: History Research Guide: Secondary Sources

Browsing Catalyst & Stacks

Search for "France -- History" or "Germany -- History" or "Great Britain -- History" to browse a list of relevant subject headings, such as:

France -- History -- 17th Century -- Historiography
France -- History -- 1848-1870
France -- History -- 20th Century -- Sources

Note that many Library of Congress subject headings relevant to European History do not begin with the name of a European country:

Peace of Westphalia (1648) -- Exhibitions
Feminism -- Europe -- History -- 19th Century
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, British

Browsing the stacks can help you evaluate the library's collection in a given field of study. The following call number ranges contain works relevant to European history:

D	General History (Historical Method, World History)	DG	Italian History
DA	History of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland)	DH	History of the Low Countries
DB	Austrian History	DJK	Eastern European History
DC	French History	DL	Scandinavian History
DD	German History	DP	Spanish History
DE	Classical History	DQ	Swiss History
DF	Greek History	DR	Balkan History

Specialized Databases (articles)

Journal articles presents the most current thinking in the field, provides reviews of historiographical trends, and creates a forum for intellectual exchange among professional historians.

Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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The primary place to find scholarship on world history. (For U.S. and Canadian History, use America: History and Life). Covers publications from 1955 - present.
ABSEEES: American Bibliography of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies This link opens in a new window
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Provides information on East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union from journals, books, dissertations, and more. Subjects include: anthropology, culture and the arts, economics, education, and geography. Covers 1939 - current.

ALL HISTORY DATABASES
If you aren't seeing a helpful database, try looking at the whole list! You can narrow them down by material type (newspapers, data and statistics, full text journal articles, etc.).

Journals to Browse

These are core journals in European history you might find relevant to your search. Keep in mind, however, that this list is simply to get you started!

Journals List
Search all of the library's subscriptions to journals, magazines, and newspapers.

Browzine This link opens in a new window
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An online tool that allows you to browse, read, and stay current with scholarly journals. Also available as an app for iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire devices.