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
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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.)
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WorldCat This link opens in a new window
An international, multi-disciplinary catalog of books, internet resources, audiovisual materials, manuscripts, maps, sound recordings, and other materials held by over 20,000 libraries. Contains materials representing 400 languages.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
Articles
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Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1954-present
Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more. Materials indexed include abstracts to books, journals, and dissertations.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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International Medieval Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1967-present
This resource allows researchers to identify current scholarship in medieval studies published throughout Europe, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific region. Contains citations to journal articles, books, conference proceedings, collected essays, Festschriften, and exhibition catalogues. Indexing is included for publications from 1967 to present covering medieval history from 400-1500.
Note: To access this resource, choose "IP recognition" on the resource platform.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
This database is a digitized archive of the backfiles of selected scholarly journals. Provides access to materials in African American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, ecology, economics, education, finance, general science, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, and statistics.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
Reference Materials / Background Information
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Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
Provides full text access to over 60,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles.
University of Oklahoma Libraries has licensed this resource for 1 simultaneous user.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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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.
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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."
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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.