Secondary Sources: Definition
Secondary sources are materials written by historians using primary sources (such as newspaper articles, government reports, books, etc. from the time period being studied). Examples of secondary sources include: books, journal articles, reference materials.
Books
- Local CatalogBooks and other materials owned by the University of Oklahoma libraries. For example, click here for a list of materials about Henry VIII. (Please note that the catalog also contains primary sources.)
- Worldcat (Firstsearch/OCLC)Books and other materials held by libraries around the world. You may borrow (interlibrary loan) materials through the Worldcat database. Interlibrary loan is free! But give yourself time for a book to come through the mail.
Articles
- Historical Abstracts (Ebsco)World history (except the U.S. and Canada), 1450 to the present. References to or full text of journal articles, books, book reviews, dissertations, etc.
- International Medieval Bibliography (Brepolis)Cover c. 400-1500. References to or full text of journal articles, books, conference proceedings, collected essays, Festschriften, and exhibition catalogues.
- JSTORIncludes the full text and complete archives of core scholarly journals in many disciplines, some dating from the 1600s. Current issues may not be available.
Reference Materials / Background Information
- Encyclopedia of Tudor EnglandAlmost 900 entries covering people, events, ideas, movements, institutions, and publications. E-book allows only 1 user at a time. Please close browser or tab when finished.
- Oxford Companion to British History"... describes and analyses the people and events that have shaped and defined life in Britain over more than 2,000 years of political, social, and cultural change."
- Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyBiographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles. The library has licensed this database for 1 simultaneous user. Please close browser or tab when you are finished searching.
- Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon EnglandCover the history, archaeology, arts, architecture, literatures, and languages of England from the Roman withdrawal to the Norman Conquest (c.450 - 1066 AD). E-book allows only 1 user at a time. Please close browser or tab when finished.