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History

This Research Guide focuses mainly on library resources in the field of History in general. For more specific History topics, go to the Resource Guides Home page, and click on "History".

Kean University History Department

Visit the History Departments's web page for excellent "Research Paper" resources:

Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Need to select a research topic or find background information?  

The Reference Collection includes a variety of different sources, such as: subject-focused encyclopedias, handbooks, almanacs, maps/atlases, statistical compendiums, dictionaries, and more. Look here to find introductory articles on subject-related topics. The broad perspective offered by such articles often proves helpful for narrowing research topics before pursuing more in-depth information. 

This guide provides some recommendations for encyclopedias and other reference resources that might provide helpful information relating to your topic.

Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Religion in America Today

Electronic Resource 2021

Religion in America

Electronic Resource 2020

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life

Electronic Resource, Volumes 1-5 (2017)

Political Handbook of the World

Electronic Resource 2019

In Lady Liberty's Shadow

Electronic Resource 2017

Guide to Countries of the World

Electronic Resource 2016

Europa World Year Book

Reference Collection (Second Floor) 2016

Dictionary of World History

Electronic Resource 2015

Recommended Online Reference Databases

The following databases provide access to online encyclopedias covering multidisciplinary topics. Remember, these subject encyclopedias are great sources of background information on countless topics.

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Recommended Multimedia Databases

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Recommended Statistics Databases

The following databases provide access to statistics and other kinds of data.

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