Research guides: History Research Guide: Get started

About this guide

These pages point to Library resources and services relevant to the research done by the History Department, University of Waterloo.

American National Biography has entries on
Billie Holiday; Mark Twain; Jacqueline Onassis; Malcolm X, ... And SO many more.

Omni, the Library's catalogue

Search in Omni, the Library's catalogue. You will find books, chapters in books, articles, and more. Sign in and request from the options available.

Top three search strategies
This infographic shows you how "quotation marks" and wild card (?) and truncation (*) symbols can make a big difference in the results you retrieve.

Start with a solid foundation

To get started on your topic, use these resources to find quality entries that include recommend readings.

Cambridge Histories
Analysis of topics in political and cultural history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, and more.
Oxford Bibliographies
Search specific bibliographies e.g, Atlantic History, Medieval Studies and Renaissance and Reformation.
Canadian Encyclopedia Online
Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples
via the Multicultural History Society of Ontario
National biographies
Choose from counties including Canada, Britain, Ireland, and the United States.

Racism: a Very Short Introduction
Publication Date: 2020

Brill's New Pauly Online (English edition)
An encyclopedia on antiquity and classical tradition.
Catholic Encyclopedia via newadvent.org
St James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
US 20th & 21st century
Waterloo County to 1972: An Annotated Bibliography
Identify publications and some primary sources relating to Waterloo County from settlement to regionalization.

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.

Research assistant (RA) "proxy" cards

Are you an RA? Ask the faculty member you are working for to submit a "Research assistant proxy card" form. Once processed, you will be able to use a separate library account (rather then your own) to keep track of this work.