History Resources for World War I
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedias are a good place to start for almost any research assignment. We have print Encyclopedias in the Reference Room (L2).
World Book Online is the PUSD online encyclopedia. Its authoritative with signed articles and complete MLA citations.
Books
Search the library catalog for books and evaluated websites. Login (top right corner of catalog, username=ID#, password = last name) for access to the web sites.
- For general books about World War One, try typing the subect heading, World War, 1914-1918 or search with the words World War One or World War 1.
- Another great place to start your research is with one of our World War I encyclopedias (these list WWI events in ABC order in their Index). These encyclopedias are in the Reference room starting at call number REF 940.3.
To find a book on the shelf note availability, call number and title. The nonfiction books are in the room closest to the quad.
Unsure of how to cite your book or reference book? Take a look at the examples on our bibliography helpers.
Or try Noodletools.
Databases
First, you will need to login to the subscription databases using the username and password on the back of your ID card.
This publisher provides us with 3 databases all excellent choices for reference information and primary source documents.
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20th century. U.S. oriented. |
Fulltext coverage of New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Hartford Courant, and Los Angeles Times. Coverage from 1765-2001. |
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Citation example:
Carafano, James Jay. "West Point at War: Officer Attitudes and the Vietnam War 1966-72." Journal of Popular Culture 21.4 (7 June 1996): 25. History Study Center. Web. 25 Jan. 2010. <http://www.historystudycenter.com>.
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Stoddard, Lothrop. "Should the Negro Be Encouraged to Cultural Equality?" Forum Oct. 1927: 510-519. Sirs Decades. Web. 10 May 2009. <http://decades.sirs.com>.
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Crounse, L. L. "The Great Battle of Sunday." New York Times 5 May 1863: 8. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Web. 1 Dec. 2008. <http://hn.bigchalk.com>.
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Try either the History Reference Center and Student Research Center. Both have MLA citations, primary source documents and images/photos. The History Reference Center also offers video footage.
Includes World History, American History and World at War. Search the databases one at a time or all at once. Citation information available for all documents.
Salem Press, a book publisher has made much of it's reference books available online. Once you are at the site, click on the Remote Login tab and enter the PHS database password. MLA citation information available. You will need to register to send or save articles but this is a quick and easy process.
Internet Resources
- "Every Web site in SweetSearch has been evaluated by our research experts" of librarians and teachers.
