Humanities Librarian
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Marcia Whitehead
Contact:
Boatwright Library
28 Westhampton Way
804-289-8823
28 Westhampton Way
804-289-8823
Subjects: American Studies, Biography, Book Reviews, Classical Studies, E-Books, English & Literature, First Year Seminar, French, German, Humanities, International Education, Language and Linguistics, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Studies, Master of Liberal Arts, Rhetoric & Communication Studies, Russian, Spanish, Special Topics
Help Menu
- OneSearch This link opens in a new windowA discovery tool that searches most of the University Libraries' collections, including books, journal articles, newspapers, dissertations, music, and video recordings.
Beginning Research Resources
- UR Library CatalogFind books, atlases and maps in the library's collection.
- OneSearch This link opens in a new windowA discovery tool that searches most of the University Libraries' collections, including books, journal articles, newspapers, dissertations, music, and video recordings.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowComprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary resource containing a large number of peer-reviewed journals.
- America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new windowComprehensive database of journal articles and book reviews for United States and Canada history.
- CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new windowComprehensive source for research in international politics & policy written by scholars, research institutes, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and think-tanks.
- Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new windowThorough resource for research in the media studies and communication studies fields.
- Political Science Complete This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text articles, papers and books relating to political science
- Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new windowIndex of current news pertaining to all branches of the military & government
- National Geographic Virtual Library This link opens in a new windowThis collection brings together a complete archive of National Geographic magazine along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images, and videos.
- Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800) This link opens in a new windowBooks on history, culture, religion, commerce, education, literature, poetry, music, politics, travel etc. from the Colonial period through the early 19th century. Includes the supplemental material from the the Library Company of Philadelphia.
- Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819) This link opens in a new windowBooks from 1801-1819 published in America on the topics of history, culture, religion, commerce, education, literature, poetry, music, politics, travel, etc. Includes the supplemental material from the the Library Company of Philadelphia.
- AM Explorer: Americana This link opens in a new windowBroad collection of primary source documents and papers from American history and popular culture.
Useful Sources for Historical Background
- American DecadesChoose "Table of Contents," select your decade, then the category of interest. "World Events: Selected Occurrences Outside the United States" may be of special interest for your project.
- American Decades Primary SourcesEach "Primary Sources volume covers a decade in American history corresponding to an original "American Decades volume, amplifying and illuminating the decade with first-hand accounts and other primary source documentation.
- Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern WorldProvides information about major world developments from 1750 to the present, with close attention to social, economic, cultural, and political topics.
