When starting a research project, it is often a good idea to check the Reference collection to find background information on your topic. Resources typically found include dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, and statistical materials. Here are some:
Anderson, James Maxwell. The Spanish Civil War: A History and Reference Guide. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2003.
LOCATION: Morris Library (DP269 .A7335 2003)
Atlas of Communism. New York: Macmillan, 1991.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HX36 .A87 1991)
A Dictionary of Marxist Thought. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London, England: Blackwell, 1983.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HX17 .D5 1983)
Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350-2000. 6 vols. Detroit: Charles Scribner’s Sons,
2001.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HN 373 .E63 2001)
See vol. 2, section 9 (State and Society), article by De Grand on Fascism and
Nazism.
Gilbert, Mark. Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy. (European Historical Dictionaries; no. 34) Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1999.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DG555 .G53 1999)
Gorman, Robert A. Biographical Dictionary of Marxism. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1986.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HX23 .B568 1986)
Historical Dictionary of Fascist Italy. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DG571 .A1H57 1982)
Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DP269 .H54 1982)
Modern Germany: An Encyclopedia of History, People, and Culture,
1871-1990. (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities; vol. 1520) New York: Garland Pub., 1998.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DD14 .M64 1998)
Rees, Philip. Fascism and Pre-Fascism in Europe, 1890-1945: A Bibliography of the Extreme Right. Brighton, Sussex: Harvester Press; Totowa, N.J.: Barnes & Noble, 1984.
LOCATION: Morris Library (Z2000.7 .R44 1984)
Smith, Angel. Historical Dictionary of Spain. (European Historical Dictionaries; no. 11) Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1996.
LOCATION: Morris Library (Ref DP12 .S59 1996)
Walker, David M. and Gray, Daniel. Historical Dictionary of Marxism. (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements; no. 74) Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2007.
LOCATION: Morris Library (Ref HX17 .W36 2007)
Wilczynski, Jozef. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Marxism, Socialism and Communism. Berlin, New York: de Gruyter, 1981.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HX17 .W54)
WorldCat Local
Records of books and other materials worldwide.
DELCAT
The online catalog of the University of Delaware Library. It is often helpful to start with a keyword search, say on “fascism” and “europe.” Be sure to check the subject headings listed in the records you retrieve so that you will find other useful and more specific terms and phrases to search.
Search for articles to supplement your search for books on DELCAT and WorldCat Local. Your starting point for tracking down articles will be in Databases to which the University of Delaware Library subscribes. You will not find most of these resources through a Google search on the Internet.
Historical Abstracts
Begin a search of the secondary literature here. Some links to full text of articles at JSTOR and at other sites.
Academic OneFile
Articles in all academic disciplines.
Humanites & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
Track down articles published in journals. (Compare with Readers’ Guide Retrospective.)
JSTOR
Back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Includes nearly 150 history journals.
Readers’ Guide Retrospective
Track down articles published in magazines. (Compare with Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective.)
Web of Science
Use especially for cited authors.
The Times Digital Archive
Complete run of The Times (London).
Check Databases for History for a more comprehensive list of licensed electronic resources for historians.
Cosner, Shaaron. Women under the Third Reich: A Biographical Dictionary.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HQ 1623 .C65 1998)
Wistrich, Robert S. Who’s Who in Nazi Germany. London; New York: Routledge, 1995.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DD256.5 .W564 1995)
See also Biography: A Research Guide
