Guides: PAID 111 Section 20: Weldon (Fall 2020 Q2): Getting Started

Getting Started

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Online Reference Collections

Credo Reference
An online collection of over 600 full-text reference works, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A collection of over 3,000 reference works, covering all disciplines.
Oxford Reference Online
This online source provides access to subject and language reference works from Oxford University Press. In addition to text, access is provided to maps and illustrations, timelines, web sites, and bibliographies.
Cambridge Histories Online
Provides full text online access to the complete 250-plus volumes of Cambridge Histories reference series. Provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature of selected countries and subjects. Use the lower "Search Cambridge Histories" search box to find Luther-held content.

Subject-Specific Online Resources

Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present
Publication Date: 2009
Covering African American history in all areas of U.S. history and culture from 1896 to the present
Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History
Surveys the richly layered dimensions of American life in a format that clarifies the many issues, ideas, movements and places that constitute the American experience. The Encyclopedia covers not only historic periods such as the Colonial era and the Reagan era, but also looks at cultural groups such as the working class and cultural institutions and forms such as the university and cinema.
Encyclopedia of Nationalism: Fundamental Themes
Captures the aims and scope of nationalism. This volume covers fundamental themes.
Encyclopedia of Nationalism: Leaders, Movements, and Concepts
Captures the aims and scope of nationalism. This volume covers leaders, movements, and concepts.
Encyclopedia of North American Immigration
A comprehensive encyclopedia consisting of hundreds of A-to-Z entries on events, themes, people, places, and legislation related to immigration.
Gale Encyclopedia of U. S. Economic History
Publication Date: 2003
Presents 1,000 entries, era overviews, event/movement profiles, biographies, business/industry profiled, geographic profiles, and more.
The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History
Publication Date: 2010
Covers the major forces that have shaped American politics from the founding to today.