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About this guide
This guide describes the Library's resources and services relevant to the research and teaching done by the History Department, University of Waterloo.
Omni, the Library's catalogue
Click on the image to open Omni, the Library's catalogue. Tip: select the second radio button to limit your results to electronic.
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Top three search strategiesThis infographic shows you how "quotation marks" and wild card (?) and truncation (*) symbols can make a big difference in the results you retrieve.
Encyclopedias, biographies, bibliographies
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Cambridge HistoriesAnalysis of topics in political and cultural history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, and more.
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Oxford BibliographiesSearch specific bibliographies e.g, Atlantic History, Medieval Studies and Renaissance and Reformation.
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Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoplesvia the Multicultural History Society of Ontario
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Waterloo County to 1972: An Annotated BibliographyIdentify publications and some primary sources relating to Waterloo County from settlement to regionalization.
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St James Encyclopedia of Popular CultureUS 20th & 21st century
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Brill's New Pauly Online (English edition)An encyclopedia on antiquity and classical tradition.
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National biographiesChoose from counties including Canada, Britain, Ireland, and the United States.
The American National Biography features Billie Holiday; Mark Twain; Jacqueline Onassis; Malcolm X, ... And SO many more.
History databases
Find articles on your topic that historians have published. From your search results, click on "Get it @ Waterloo" to link to the articles subscribed to by Waterloo Library.
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America History and LifeIdentifies articles, book reviews, and dissertations on American and Canadian history and culture from prehistoric times to the present.
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Bibliography of British and Irish HistoryIndexes historical scholarship relating to the British Isles, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth. Time periods range from 55 BC.
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Historical AbstractsArticles, books, and dissertations on world history from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada).
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International Medieval BibliographyAn interdisciplinary bibliography of the Middle Ages, covering Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa from 400-1500.
Coverage: 1967 - present
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Shekon Neechie: An Indigenous History SiteFind videos, bibliographies, books, and book reviews.
Tri-U History Graduate program: library resources and services
Access to resources at each of the three libraries
... is available to members of the Tri-University History Graduate program. Check your university to register and log in to the other sites.
History research guides of the other Tri-U History Libraries
Explore the history-related resources held by the other libraries in the program.
More information about the Tri-U History Libraries
Liaison librarian
Jane Forgay
Contact:
Jane Forgay
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Do you know about our: Book Pickup and Mail services? You might qualify for these options while the book stacks are closed because of the pandemic.
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Do you know about our: Book Pickup and Mail services? You might qualify for these options while the book stacks are closed because of the pandemic.