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Fully annotated and completely updated—the most comprehensive guide to reference books in the field of history.Reference Sources in History catalogs atlases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, sourcebooks, bibliographies, and chronologies and makes sense of it all. Its broad scope and systematic organization make it an accessible, reliable resource for experienced and inexperienced researchers alike.Fully annotated and updated, the new edition summarizes hundreds of reference works on every conceivable subject in history—from ancient to modern, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. This edition also reflects the dramatic impact of the digital revolution on historical research by integrating a wide range of Internet and CD-ROM sources. Reference Sources in History is a time-saving alternative to searching the reference stacks or getting lost in an online thicket of dubious historical websites.

This annotated guide put together by Fritze (history, U. of Central Arkansas), Coutts (library public services, Western Kentucky U.), and Vyhanek (head of social sciences collection, Holland/New Library, Washington State U.) lists 930 major reference works for world history, primarily works in English. Types of works listed include bibliographies, book review indexes, periodical guides and core journals, newspaper collections and indexes, dissertations and theses, government publications and legal sources, dictionaries and encyclopedias, biographical sources, statistical sources, archives and special collections, and microforms. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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The authors, two university reference librarians (Brian C. Coutts and Louis A. Vyhnanek) and an academic historian (Fritze), have produced an accurate, current, and reliable work that supersedes Helen J. Poulton's classic but dated The Historian's Handbook ( LJ 5/15/72). The volume is intended to serve as an introduction to the major reference works for all periods of history and for all geographical areas, with particular emphasis on materials published in English on Anglo-American and European history. Special attention is paid to newer types of sources such as microfilms, specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias, interdisciplinary publications, and computerized databases. There are 685 entries divided into 14 chapters, arranged by type of sources, e.g., historiography, book review indexes, core journals, dissertations and theses, and archives and manuscripts. Each chapter includes a brief introduction that provides definitions of terminology and is subdivided primarily geographically, but occasionally by subject. Entries have complete bibliographic citations and evaluative annotations with cross-references to other works in the volume and full citations for sources not found in the guide. The index lists all authors, editors, and titles mentioned in the text; however, subject access is limited. This is a major flaw in an otherwise indispensable source for librarians and all students of history . Brian Coutts is the author of ``Best Reference Books of 1990'' in this issue, p. 39.--Ed.-- Charles C. Hay, Eastern Kentucky Univ. Archives, Richmond

Contents......Page 8 Preface to the Second Edition......Page 18 Preface to the First Edition......Page 20 Acknowledgments for the Second Edition......Page 24 Acknowledgments for the First Edition......Page 26 1 Guides, Handbooks, and Manuals for History......Page 28 2 Bibliographies......Page 48 3 Book Review Indexes......Page 82 4 Periodical Guides and Core Journals......Page 90 5 Periodical Indexes, Abstracts, and Guides......Page 108 6 Guides to Newspapers, Newspaper Collections, and Newspaper Indexes......Page 120 7 Dissertations and Theses......Page 140 8 Government Publications and Legal Sources......Page 150 9 Dictionaries and Encyclopedias......Page 178 10 Biographical Sources......Page 216 11 Geographical Sources and Atlases......Page 246 12 Historical Statistical Sources......Page 270 13 Archives, Manuscripts, Special Collections, and Digital Sites......Page 286 14 Microforms and Selected Microform Collections......Page 312 Index......Page 328 Reference Sources in History catalogs atlases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, sourcebooks, bibliographies, and chronologies and makes sense of it all. Its broad scope and systematic organization make it an accessible, reliable resource for experienced and inexperienced researchers alike. Fully annotated and updated, the new edition summarizes hundreds of reference works on every conceivable subject in history--from ancient to modern, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. This edition also reflects the dramatic impact of the digital revolution on historical research by integrating a wide range of Internet and CD-ROM sources. Reference Sources in History is a time-saving alternative to searching the reference stacks or getting lost in an online thicket of dubious historical websites. Reference Sources in History catalogs atlases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, sourcebooks, bibliographies, and chronologies and makes sense of it all. Its broad scope and systematic organization make it an accessible, reliable resource for experienced and inexperienced researchers alike.Fully annotated and updated, the new edition summarizes hundreds of reference works on every conceivable subject in historyofrom ancient to modern, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. This edition also reflects the dramatic impact of the digital revolution on historical research by integrating a wide range of Internet and CD-ROM sources. Reference Sources in History is a time-saving alternative to searching the reference stacks or getting lost in an online thicket of dubious historical websites. The second edition of "Reference Sources in History" catalogues atlases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, sourcebooks, bibliographies and chronologies. Fully annotated and updated, it summarizes the content of thousands of reference works on every conceivable subject in history