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On this page you find an overview of the most important resources in the fields of Modern and Contemporary History. This is the starting point for doing research for bachelors and masters in Modern and Contemporary History.
For Ancient, Medieval and Early-Modern History you can use the specialized libguides for those periods.
Handbooks
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Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new windowAuthoritative handbook collection for histories of many countries (e.g. Britain, Europe, US, Middle East, Far East, Latin America.
Reference
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Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowA searchable collection of online reference books including specialised encyclopaedias, dictionaries and handbooks.
Websites
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European Holocaust research infrastructureThe aim of this project is to bring together and connect museums, libraries, archives and institutions that hold important and/or original material related to Jewish history, culture and life in Europe.
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Slavernijverleden / Nationaal ArchiefArchives, scans and search tools about the history of slavery.
Key bibliographies for modern and contemporary history
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Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new windowCovers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada)
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America: history & life This link opens in a new windowCovers the history and culture of the United States and Canada,
from prehistory to the present.
More bibliographic resources
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary bibliographic and full-text database
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CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) This link opens in a new windowBibliographic full-text resource on international affairs
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowA Google search engine that searches for scholarly literature.
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) This link opens in a new windowKey bibliography in the social sciences.
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Scopus This link opens in a new windowVery large abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. With over 21,500 titles in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social science and arts and humanities.
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Web of Science (incl. Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)) This link opens in a new window
Smartcat
Information literacy / Informatievaardigheden
Related Library Guides
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Ancient History This link opens in a new window
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Medieval History This link opens in a new window
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Early Modern History This link opens in a new window
AM Explorer
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Adam Matthew Digital CollectionsCollections of primary sources from the 15th to the 21st century.
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