The following resources will help you with your research assignment in HIS 101.   

To access online databases, click the link on the Research page of the library's web site. (NOTE:  A valid TTC ID card is needed to access the databases from off campus). For tutorials on using all online sources visit the research section of the library webpage.  

Historical Research

The LRC  has numerous books  available for checkout and other online resources on various topics in history. When conducting historical research try to use specific keywords and subject terms to provide more relevant search results.  For example,  use "Ancient Rome" instead of  "Rome" , use "Protestant Reformation" instead of "religion".  If there is a specific event or person, try searching the specific event, or the person's name and the event. 

Reference Titles (in Library use only)

The Story of Civilization (CB53 .D85 -- Reference Main -- Main)

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades - (D157.O48 1995 -- Reference -- Main)

Great Events from History - Ancient and Medieval Series (D59 .M26 -- Reference -- Main -- Palmer) 
The Ancient World - (D 65.G74 2004 -- Reference -- Main)

Online Databases 

 Several databases containing ebooks and journal or magazine articles on all areas of history can be accessed both on and off campus.  Use NetLibrary to locate electronic books (ebooks) and  Biography Resource Center to locate  biographical information on many historic figures. 

Electronic Books - (NetLibrary)

NetLibrary books are electronic versions of printed books. The entire book is online and can be viewed wherever access to the Internet is available.  You can view the book or check out books 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. eBooks are checked in automatically when they are “due”.   Locate ebooks by using specific keywords, subject terms, or topics.  For a tutorial on how to use ebooks click here.

Examples of ebooks in history:

From Catholic to Protestant: Religion and the People in Tudor England by Doreen M. Rosman.

The Christianity of Constantine the Great

The Case for Women in Medieval Culture

Biography Resource Center

Contains biographies on over 1000 individuals from various walks of life.  Biographical essays are taken from reputable reference sources.  Also includes full text magazine articles and selected websites on individuals. Examples of Historic figures included in this database are Socrates, Julius Caesar, Herodotus, and Pericles, etc.  Biographical entries also include bibliographies and reference lists of additional Information.

Internet Sites

Internet Medieval Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html- Provides full-text information on medieval topics and gives information on the Renaissance and the Reformation. 

The Real Story of the Olympic Games - http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml

Popes - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm - Biographies of the Roman Catholic pontiffs, from the Web site of the 'Catholic Encyclopedia.' Some biographies accompanied by links to selected texts of the popes' writings and speeches.

NOTE :   There are numerous websites on the topics covered in SPA 202. The ones listed above are just a sample.  For additional sites use a search engine like Google.com (Advanced Search) with specific keywords.  Remember, ANYONE one can create an internet site.  Always do some form of website evaluation before you decide it is a website to use and the information is reliable. For help on evaluating websites click here.