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A reference work can help you become acquainted with the literature on a topic if you are not aware of any works on your topic. The bibliographies of subject entries point you to the core work on a topic (as current as the publication of the book).
ADVANCED CATALYST SEARCH: Subject (contains) [general keyword] + bibliography
- Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
This is a key starting place for research in several different fields, providing bibliographies on current scholarship on topics from the social sciences and humanities. - Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations and the full text)
Search across all of Carleton's online reference sources from Oxford University Press, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, timelines, and quotations. - Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations and the full text)
An authoritative full text collection of the history of scholarship in several different academic subjects. Includes over 260 volumes published since 1960 by Cambridge University Press. - Reference Universe This link opens in a new window(Searches through citation information)
Searches the indexes of our library's print reference books. When you find an entry you'd like to read, click the "Locate this book" button or put the title of the reference book into Catalyst to find the book's location in the Reference Collection.
Start with Reference Sources
- Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new window
A Dictionary of 20th-Century Communism by Call Number: ONLINE and HX40 .D5913 2010ISBN: 9781400834525Publication Date: 2022In more than 400 concise entries, the book explains what communism was, the forms it took, and the enormous role it played in world history from the Russian Revolution through the collapse of the Soviet Union and beyond. Examines the political, intellectual, and social influences of communism around the globe. Guides readers to further research through bibliographies, cross-references, and an index.
The Oxford Handbook of Modern Russian History by ISBN: 9780199236701Publication Date: Dec 2013Contains essays with excellent footnotes for resources about 18th-20th century Russia.- Oxford Bibliographies: "The Challenge of Communism" [International Relations] byCall Number: [online]A great place to start to get a birds-eye view of big topics, and where to find good scholarly sources about them.
Russian Revolution Of 1917 by Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 9781440850929Publication Date: 2017Includes essays on the leadup to the 1917 Revolution, and its aftermath. Also included is a chronology of major events from 1890 through 1923 and a bibliography that serves as a starting point for more directed research.
